The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Lilian couldn't hold back her emotions anymore right now.

"You don't know how much I hate being with you! I carried a dagger with me every night because I wanted to kill you. You are Augustus's only son, so I wanted Augustus to experience the pain of losing his loved ones. After all, he needs to have a taste of his own medicine, right? I even thought of applying poison on my body so that you could die after you've touched me. Heh! After all, if I died, I wanted you to die with me as well. You don't know about this, don't you!"

Lilian cried her heart out after saying this. Right now, she felt devasted!

"Alas! But I was useless!. I thought you would lay your hands on me that night. I prepared for so long, but you didn't even touch me. Instead, you let me sleep in the bedroom, and you went to the study room alone. In the following year,s I looked for countless opportunities, but you still didn't touch me. Hence, I thought you were dissatisfied with me. I was waiting for you to bring another girl back next year so that I could use her to accomplish my goals. But still, I waited for so many years."

When Maverick saw how Lilian was sobbing, he started tearing up as well.

"Then why didn't you kill me?"

"I wanted to, but I couldn't do it! I wanted to take the opportunity to kill you the first time I saw you being tortured by the vermin poison. However, you held my hand and called for your mom. At that moment, I remembered how I used to look like when I was in my mother's arms. Why? Argh! Why is Augustus so cruel to his only son? He should spoil your more! If he treats you very well, he will be sad if I kill yoou. But he is too cold-blooded, and he doesn't care about you at all. So what's the point of killing you?"

Lilian covered her face and cried wilfully as she said this.

After so many years, she could finally reveal the pain that she had buried deep down in her heart!

She had almost gone insane because she had been suppressing it for so many years.

After all, she hated and loved Maverick at the same time. However, sometimes, she thought about why she was still alive.

Well, she was too exhausted.

In fact, she would have felt better if Maverick had treated her badly. However, she couldn't even bring herself to hate him because he was too kind to her!

But, no one understood how she felt, so she could only go through this pain herself every night.

After hearing what Lilian had said, Maverick sighed and over before holding her in his arms.

"Don't touch me! Let go of me!"

Lilian had always been gentle, but she resisted fiercely now. However, she was never a match to Maverick.

When Maverick saw this, he held her tightly and growled, "Listen to me."

Perhaps Maverick's voice was too loud, or perhaps she had no strength left. However, Lilian could only look at him blankly as torn down her face.

Meanwhile, Maverick felt annoyed when he saw that Lilian was crying.

After all, he had never seen her cry since she was eighteen. She had only gritted her teeth and held on when she was covered in scars or when she was trying to fight for her survival. However, Lilian couldn't stop crying right now.

Well, Maverick used to complain that Lilian never cried. However, when he saw her overflowing tears, he suddenly wished that he never had to see her cry anymore.

Therefore, he started speaking in a gentle tone.

"Listen to me, no matter what happened or what kind of grievances you had, they're all in the past now. Lilian Becham, Augustus owes you and your whole family, so you can get your revenge on him. However you have no right to blame me for these crimes. After all, you belong to me! No matter whether you hate me or love me, I will never let you leave my side. However, I won't force you to have a child against your will. But you have to stay with me no matter what because this is your destiny! You know my personality well. If you don't want to have my child, I will have a vasectomy right away. But, don't you dare to leave me again or try to end your own life because I will never forgive myself! It doesn't matter if you don't care about yourself because I don't care about mine either. Well, let's just see who can survive the longest." Maverick didn't look like he was joking at all, so Lilian became nervous when she heard about this.

"Do you think you can threaten me? Hah! Maverick, our relationship has ended, so this is ridiculous! Do you know how much I wanted you to die? You are Augustus's son, so I will only be happy after your death!"

Lilian pushed Maverick away in anger when she said this.

Her heart was in a mess, so she started crying because she was terrified.

She was afraid because Maverick was deeply in love with her.

Hence, how could he not want a child?

He was only thirty years old, and he still had a good life ahead. On the contrary, her body was already useless. After all, she had been tortured for years, so she didn't know whether she could still be a mother. Meanwhile, Maverick didn't argue with her anymore. Suddenly, he just pulled out a military dagger from his boots and stabbed his own arm.

Maverick was in excruciating pain that he broke out in a cold sweat, but he didn't make a sound. Subsequently, a piece of flesh suddenly fell on Lilian's bed as blood dripped out of his wound.

"Ah!"

Lilian screamed out loud when she saw this.

"Maverick, are you f*cking crazy?"

Lilian exclaimed as she ignored the discomfort from the miscarriage surgery that she had. When she saw Maverick hurting himself, Lilian felt as if her heart had stopped!

Then, she lifted the quilt and walked down the bed in a hurry. Right now, she didn't care about her own body anymore. Instead, she held his arm tightly and covered his wound with her hands in a panic. Lilian became furious when she saw the deep wound.

"Doctor! Get a doctor here!"

She wanted to press the emergency bell as she shouted, but Maverick grabbed her by the arm.

"Will you still consume poison?"

Maverick asked Lilian even though his face was turning pale because of the pain. However, his eyes were fixed on her, as if he was ready to cut another piece of flesh if she dared to say yes.

Lilian was heartbroken when she saw this.

"Maverick, you are f*cking insane! How could you let a woman who wants to kill you stay by your side? Are you crazy?"

"Yes, I'm crazy!"

Then, Maverick looked at her and muttered, "I have never thought about what I wanted in my life. Previously, I was willing to sacrifice my life if Augustus wanted me to do so, but now I only want you! I'm willing to sacrifice this life as long as Augustus wants it, but now I only want you. Lilian Becham, I'm not joking with you. I will never let it slide if you dare to take poison and commit suicide. You are mine forever, and I have control over your life, so you can't end your life without my permission. Remember, you belong to me forever! If you dare to commit suicide again, I will kill myself without caring about what you think!" "You're a f*cking psycho!"

Lilian cried out loud, and she then quickly pressed the emergency bell because she wanted to take care of his wound quickly.

When the doctor came, the smell of blood was all over the ward. They were shocked, and they wanted to push Maverick to the emergency room. However, Maverick didn't allow them to do so." "Treat the wound for me right here so that she can see it."

The doctor was terrified upon hearing what Maverick had said.

"Sir, this lady has had a miscarriage surgery and is still weak. You will scare her if you do this!"

"Heh! Will I scare her? I said I wanted to do it here!"

Maverick was very determined.

Meanwhile, when Lilian saw his pale face, she decided to agree to his request.

"Alright, let's do it here. Hurry up and sew his wound right now."

Lilian replied with a hoarse voice. Suddenly, her legs weakened as she fell on the bed while she was under Maverick's watchful eyes.

After all, she had followed Maverick for twelve years, but she had never seen him acting so stubborn and domineering. Thus, she felt heartbroken whenever she thought about how obstinate he was! This was why Maverick was so terrifying!

He threatened her because he knew that she loved him and couldn't bear to see him hurt himself like this.

At this thought, Lilian looked at Maverick with mixed emotions in her eyes.

Soon, the doctor and nurses managed to bandage Maverick's wounds. They also made a new bed in the ward because Maverick had requested it.

After everyone left, Lilian became very quiet.

She went and fetch some water for Maverick just like before, but he stopped her

"Go and lie on the bed."

"But it's my duty to serve you!"

Maverick frowned slightly when he heard what Lilian had said.

"I ordered you to lie on the bed. Don't make me repeat my instructions for the third time. Hmm?"

When Lilian saw Maverick glaring at her, she had no choice but to lie on the bed.

After all, she had just lost her baby and gone through many hardships, so she was already physically and emotionally exhausted. Hence, she fell asleep almost immediately after lying on the bed. Meanwhile, Maverick looked at Lilian as she fell asleep and ordered someone to cook some soup for her. Then he picked up the phone and went to the balcony.

"Gather our men. I want you all to deal with all of Augustus' men before he returns! Kill those who disobey my orders!"

At this moment, Maverick was like a devil from help as he showed no mercy towards anyone.

Well, he would only be kind to Nathaniel, Mango and Lilian, so no one else deserved his kindness.

After hanging up the phone, Maverick poured himself a glass of water.

Meanwhile, the wound on his arm hurt badly. However, he thought that it was worth it as he had managed to stopped Lilian from committing suicide.

Alas! Lilian was such a stubborn woman!

Was it that hard to admit that she had fallen in love with him?

After all, Maverick knew her feelings well since they had spent ten years together!

Therefore, he swore upon his name that he would get her under his grasp!

At this thought, the corners of Maverick's lips raised in a smile as he walked to Lilian's bed. He tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her on the forehead before whispering, "You're an idiot! If I didn't force you like this, you would run away from me, right? Lilian Becham, there's something I haven't told you, and I can't say it. Actually, I love you. If you had told me the truth earlier, I would have done anything to make you happy, even if it meant that I had to kill my father. Well, to be exact, he never treated me as his son anyway."

His eyes were full of tenderness as he said this. Unfortunately, Lilian had fallen asleep, so she didn't hear anything he had said. Well, perhaps Maverick had done so on purpose so that Lilian wouldn't hear what she had said.

On the other hand, Mango found out about what had happened in the hospital.

She was extremely shocked, but she was in no position to judge the relationship between Maverick and Lilian. Thus, she could follow Bettany as the latter came to visit them in the hospital.

When Bettany arrived, Lilian was still asleep. Lilian's body was weak as she had gone through so many hardships, so she slept for quite a long time.

On the other hand, Maverick was already a little worried. However, he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Mango coming over with Bettany.

"Hurry up and examine her!"

After hearing that, Bettany gave Lilian a check-up and said, "She's doing alright. Her body is weak, so she just needs some rest."

When Maverick heard that Lilian was fine, he finally said slowly, "Lilian didn't let Augustus go. According to my speculations, Lilian must have led him to somewhere to torture him to death. I know you are anxious to know about what happened to Augustus, so I'll ask her about this when she wakes up."

On the other hand, Mango and Bettany were a little surprised to hear this, but they were relieved. Just then, Magnolia came to Mango's side and whispered a few words in her ear, and Mango's expression started to change.