The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

After that, Mango and Nathaniel had returned to Longford County in a fluster.

Why were they in such a rush?

It was because they were nearly discovered by Magnolia because of Mango's erratic breathing!

They were so close to being exposed!

They might have been discovered if Nathaniel had not reacted in the nick of the time.

What had happened was a great humiliation to Magnolia, and no one else should know about it, especially the younger generations like Mango. Nevertheless, they had discovered it by chance.

On the other hand, Mango had yet to recover from what had just happened, so she curled up in anguish and grief. At the same time, she felt her anger flare when she thought of the helpless cries from Magnolia.

How could a daughter of the Xiao family be bullied this way?

That was her aunt!

On the other hand, Nathaniel noticed how upset Mango was. However, he didn't try to give her any advice and poured her a glass of warm water

instead.

"Drink some water and calm down. We need to carefully go through what happened today."

Mango gazed at the familiar figure before her and stifled a cry.

"I didn't expect my aunt's life to be that harsh. I thought she was kidnapped and eventually became one of the mistresses of the king of Angolla willingly. She even gave birth to Lebanon! I thought that she was living a good life and things were completely under control, but I didn't know that she had to suffer too much humiliation. It all makes sense to me now! No wonder she couldn't return home to see grandpa, and no wonder she ignored Lebanon and even drove him out of Angolla. It turned out that she had no choice after all. If that's the case, did she harm Barack against her own will as well?"

Mango could not hold back the tears streaming down her cheeks as she said this.

After all, Magnolia was her aunt!

How could an elegant lady like her live lowly in a place that no one else knew about?

Perhaps only women could understand each other's sorrows.

Hence, Mango clearly understood her aunt's feelings.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel sighed and pulled Mango into his embrace. He said softly, "Everyone has their difficulties, but I think they too have their limitations. Even though I don't know where Magnolia draws the line, I believe she will never go beyond that."

"A limit? Does a person without dignity even have her limits??"

Mango looked up at Nathaniel with her teary eyes, so he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Yes. She will draw the line when the other party mentions Barack and Lebanon."

Mango could not help but recall Magnolia's actions not too long ago.

Magnolia had been willingly become the man's plaything for many years for the sake of Barack, and she had even knelt down to beg that man for the sake of Lebanon. It was obvious that both Barack and Lebanon were the ones she held dear.

Nathaniel saw that Mango seemed to have figured it out, so he continued in a low voice, "Although I don't know who that man is, from the looks of it just now, Barack is still alive. Otherwise, how could he control Magnolia? He wouldn't be that confident even if he had captured Lebanon. Furthermore, Magnolia wouldn't have given up so quickly as well."

After hearing that, Mango nodded her head in agreement.

She took a sip of warm water and instantly felt better.

"Who is that man then?"

Mango's eyes were filled with anger and hatred when she asked this.

She had to avenge her aunt for the great humiliation the latter had suffered!

Nathaniel replied softly, "I don't know because we couldn't even see his face clearly. Perhaps only Magnolia knows his identity."

"But she won't tell us, and we can't ask her directly."

Magnolia would know they had witnessed what happened to her if they asked her about this.

When Nathaniel heard this, he became silent instantly.

On the other hand, Mango was deep in thought.

"That man must be someone important because he's related to Augustus, and he knows Angolla well. Maybe he's from Angolla after all."

Nathaniel went stunned when he heard Mango's words.

"All this while, I thought that Bernard was the mastermind, but now it seems that Bernard is useless. On the contrary, we might need to look into Augustus." "What do you have in mind then?"

Mango's eyes immediately lit up when she heard Nathaniel's suggestions.

"If that man is related to Angolla, then maybe Augustus is also from Angolla. Furthermore, he might be holding a powerful position there."

Mango was stunned for a moment upon hearing Nathaniel's speculation. Then, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

"Ah, I've got it!"

"What is it?"

Mango grabbed Nathaniel's arm and exclaimed, "Augustus had seemed familiar to me when I saw him, but I've clearly never met him before. Why is that so?"

"Is it because of Maverick? Ah! They are father and son!"

Nathaniel shared his speculation, but Mango shook her head in disagreement.

"No, although they are father and son, Maverick doesn't look anything like Augustus at all. On the contrary, he looks like Nanny Zhang. It was natural for a son to look like his mother, but Maverick and Augustus don't even look similar! Nathan, that's your assumption because you haven't seen Augustus before, but I've seen him. Augustus and Maverick really don't look alike at all, but there is someone who resembles him."

Nathaniel was stunned when he heard that.

"Who is it?"

"Lebanon Fang!"

Nathaniel was stunned to hear Mango's reply once again.

"Come again?"

Mango knew that it was a strange revelation, but at that point, she realized that the two of them really had a lot of similarities.

"Augustus looks like Lebanon! To be exact, Lebanon's eyes and nose are very similar to Augustus', while his mouth is very similar to his mother's."

Mango's heart sank as she spoke. She knew what was running through Nathaniel's mind as she had the same thought as well.

She glanced at Nathaniel and whispered, "Could it be that Augustus is the ruler of Angolla?"

"That's impossible!"

Nathaniel dismissed that thought immediately.

"The ruler of Angolla has always been staying in Angolla, and records have shown that he only visited our country 30 years ago. At that time, Augustus was in Longford County. So, he can't be here unless he has a doppelganger!"

"Is it possible that Augustus and the ruler of Angolla are twins?"

Mango's imagination was running wild at this point.

However, Nathaniel lightly tapped Mango's nose and said with a smile, "If that's the case, Angolla should have a history of having twins as this normally runs in the blood. However, neither the princes nor the princesses of Angolla are twins."

"Then why do they look alike?"

Mango muttered with her downcast eyes.

Just then, Nathaniel suggested, "I know how we can find out the truth."

"Really?"

"Do you remember Priscilla Fang from Baxter Alliance?"

Mango was a little surprised and confused when Nathaniel suddenly popped the question.

Weren't they talking about Augustus? What did this have to do with Priscilla?

Nevertheless, Mango had kept silent and stared at Nathaniel with a puzzled look instead. On the other hand, he felt that she had looked adorable at

that moment.

He then reached out to cover her eyes with his hand.

Urgh! Mango didn't realise how adorable and tempting she had looked at that instance.

"What's wrong?"

Mango felt somewhat annoyed and wanted to swat Nathaniel's hand away. However, he carried her from behind and sat her down in his lap instead.

This position was a little intimate, so other people would be embarrassed. However, they had already been married for so many years, and no one else was in the house. Hence, Mango allowed him to do whatever he wished.

"Hly! What are you doing? Can you be serious for a minute?"

Mango struggled lightly before giving up. She then leaned against Nathaniel's chest while listening to his heartbeat.

Then, Nathaniel tried to control his desire and answered softly, "Priscilla is in Angolla now."

"But Angolla is under lockdown, right? Besides, they've also blocked all the signals, so no one can get in touch with them. How are you possibly going to reach out to her?"

"Well, I have my own ways to reach out to her."

Just then, Nathaniel took out a telegraph machine from under the bed. Meanwhile, Mango's jaw dropped as she stared at the ancient device.

"This is..."

"Hush, just sit back and watch."

Nathaniel smiled and seated Mango on the couch. Then, he plugged the telegraph machine and started clicking away.

From the way that he was typing, Mango noticed that he was sending some sort of code.

She was very surprised right now!

After all, this method of communication was very outdated, and it had long been abandoned since more advanced technology had been developed. Surprisingly, Nathaniel found the opportunity to put it to good

use.

Even if his message had been intercepted, no one would be able to decipher it without knowing the method. Hence, the contents would be unknown to others.

Mango had to admit that she enjoyed discovering new surprises from Nathaniel everyday.

She did not know and didn't bother to find out what had Nathaniel sent. Instead, she just stood aside and prepared tea while waiting quietly for

him to finish.

Not long after, they received a transmission, so Mango was thrilled.

"What? Have you gotten in touch with her?"

"Yeah, that's correct."

Mango was delighted, but Nathaniel was much calmer as he had anticipated to receive Priscilla's response.

"What did she say?"

Mango was extremely anxious to find out the message as she didn't know what was going on.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel glanced at Mango and found her reactions adorable. He chuckled and said playfully, "Haha! Give me some kind of reward and I'll tell you."

"Well, I've made you some tea, haven't I?"

Mango pointed at the pot of tea in front of her and said.

However, Nathaniel said with a smile, "I want another kind of reward."

Mango blushed as she got the message. She glared at Nathaniel and said, "Urgh! Shame on you. Let's get back to the message, shall we?"

Nathaniel was stunned when he heard what she said.

"I only want a kiss from you. What's wrong with that?"

Mango realized that she had gotten the wrong idea upon hearing Nathaniel's words. Then, her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

When Nathaniel saw Mango acting this way, he finally understood what was going on, so he couldn't help but laugh.

"Naha! Honey, are you thinking about..."

"Stop it! Tell me, what did she say?"

Mango was so embarrassed that she had wanted to hide. She felt even more embarrassed when she saw Nathaniel's smug face. Then, she abruptly pecked his cheek and turned around. On the other hand, Nathaniel was deeply attracted by her tantalizing looks.

He tried to control emotions and answered with a smile, "Priscilla said that she will give us an update once she has finished investigating."

"How long will it take then?"

"I don't know. It might be quick, but it might also take some time."

Nathaniel had just finished his words when a clicking sound came from the telegraph machine.