The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Morgan and Nathaniel were busy because of this sudden turn of events, and they had serious expressions on their faces. Although Mango and Lilian had tried their best to seal up the entrance, some of the men had still been poisoned.

Meanwhile, Mango's heart sank as she watched these people die in front of her. All of them couldn't describe the sadness that they were feeling, and they were depressed.

While the doctors were still rescuing some of the men, Mango brought Lilian into the tent. During that time, both of them didn't say anything.

No one had expected this to happen. Now, they suddenly realized that life was so fragile. After all, someone who was still alive and kicking a second ago could die and disappear from the world in the next second.

Mango had never felt so helpless before as they were facing a danger that no one knew about. After thinking about it carefully, she went to Morgan's tent.

Just as Morgan had finished reporting the situation to the higher-ups, Mango walked in. He looked upset, but he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Do you need something?"

"Morgan, I think it's better for us to stop this mission now."

Mango said these words after careful consideration, but Morgan still had a solemn expression on his face.

"I'm not the one who has the final say. I know your worries, and to be honest, I feel as terrible as you do. I've personally trained these soldiers, and yet they died before my eyes. How could I not feel sad? But this is an order from our superiors. We're soldiers, Mango, and a soldier has to obey orders. Alas! We have no choice."

Morgan was also miserable, and he knew that Mango was right. However, too many people knew about this mine and were coveting it. This was one of their country's resources, so they couldn't let other people take it away.

Right now Morgan was also in a dilemma.

After hearing this, Mango's brows furrowed tightly. Just when she didn't know what to say, Nathaniel walked in.

"I think we have to put the mining on hold now."

Nathaniel had the same opinion as Mango.

Morgan sighed and said nothing, but he knew Nathaniel understood the situation.

On the other hand, Nathaniel knew the difficult situation that Morgan was in. He walked towards Mango and pulled her to sit beside him and whispered, "We could still finish the mission, but we need to look for a person first. With this person's help, we can reduce our losses and complete the mission."

"Who is it?"

Morgan had a glimmer of hope in his eyes when he heard this. Meanwhile, Mango also looked at Nathaniel. Although she didn't say anything, she knew that Nathaniel had suggested this because he had an idea.

While they stared at him with expectant gazes, Nathaniel said softly, "Barack."

Mango and Morgan were stunned by these words.

"Barack? Why are we looking for Barack?"

Mango had the same question as Morgan.

Then, Nathaniel took out some information and said lightly, "I have Barack's information with me. He majored in Archaeology when he was in university. Then, he went on to study geological surveillance and mines exploration. Most importantly, he came to Longford County and stayed here for some time. Although there were rumours that he came here to look for Magnolia, others said he came to research this mine. Since we are all unfamiliar with this mine, if we enter without preparation, we could lose more than we gain. Anyway, finding Barack will not stop us from mining this place, so why shouldn't we look for him earlier? We won't lose this mine as it will always be here. Also, if we can't break through this mine, other people probably can't steal it either. In this case, we should find Barack and then come back to work on this mine after that. Isn't it better to kill two birds with one stone?"

Morgan's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing this, while Mango was a little excited.

After all, she was all in favour of looking for Barack!

Then, Morgan looked at Nathaniel while asking, "Since you've made such a request, do you already know where Barack is?"

"No, but someone else does."

Mango immediately thought of someone after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

Bettany Zhang!

But hadn't she already left?

"Huh? Do you know where Bettany is?"

"I do."

Nathaniel looked at her wife with tenderness in his eyes.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you then."

Morgan said this as he trusted Nathaniel.

Since they couldn't mine this place now, they decided to find a better place for Lilian to recover after thinking about how weak her body was right now. While Maverick accompanied her, Mango left the cave with Nathaniel and returned to the residence in Longford County.

After Mango entered the room, she asked anxiously, "Where's Bettany?"

"She hasn't gone far at all. Hah! She has always been nearby."

Mango frowned slightly after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

"What the hell is going on?"

Nathaniel sighed softly and said, "Bettany still cares about Longford County and Wisdom, so she didn't leave. She came to me and told me everything." "Everything? Does that include the reason she betrayed Longford County?"

"Yes."

Nathaniel nodded and whispered, "The king of Angolla held her son's ashes in custody. That's why she has to obey him."

Mango was shocked after hearing those words.

"Ashes? Hah! The king won't even leave a child's ashes alone? Hasn't her son been buried? Could it be..."

"Yes, the king sent someone to dig out his grave."

Nathaniel sounded a little furious as he said these words.

The dead should always be respected, so what the king of Angolla had done was despicable!

That child had died many years ago, yet he was still unable to rest in peace. What kind of grudge did the king hold against him?

After hearing this explanation, Mango immediately understood the situation that Bettany was in.

Bettany cared the most about her son, but since he had died, she could only ease her pain by getting close to Wisdom. However, the king had done something ruthless by digging him her dead son's grave! Although Bettany was under his control, she still felt that this was unfair, so she found Nathaniel and told him everything.

After thinking these things through, Mango sighed softly and said, "Alas! I pity her a lot! However, I still cannot forgive her for planting a vermin on you." "She explained the situation to me and told me that she was using that vermin to save me. Meanwhile, the Golden Line vermin was just child's play, and she had prepared an antidote for me beforehand. She only wanted to deceive the king so that the king would leave her son alone."

Nathaniel didn't know why Bettany had taken such measures previously. However, not that he knew the truth, he wanted nothing more than to kill the king of Angolla and rip him into pieces!

No matter what, Bettany belonged to Longford County and was one of the few descendants left. Thus, the king of Angolla was insulting Nathaniel indirectly by treating Bettany this way. Thus, Nathaniel was determined to avenge Bettany for this.

After knowing what had happened, Mango no longer hated Bettany.

She suddenly remembered the previous topic and asked, "Does Bettany really know where Barack is?"

"She does. Think about it. Even if the king of Angolla wants to use Barack to control Magnolia and even if Barack died, Magnolia still has a son, doesn't she? Thus, it would be better for him to use her son to threaten her rather than using her unrequited. Hence, I don't think it's reasonable for the king to say to share Barack's life so that he could use him to control Magnolia. Thus, I still think that the king thinks that Barack is useful in other ways."

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango immediately understood the situation.

"Are you saying that Barack knows how to open the mine? Or perhaps he knows how we can reduce the casualties when we enter the mine, so the king of Angolla didn't kill him?"

After hearing Mango's speculations, Nathaniel nodded as a hint of admiration flashed across his eyes.

"Yes, you're right. Bettany told me that the king had been forcing Barack to enter the mine all these years. However, Barack refused to talk about it, so he suffered a lot. However, the king wouldn't let him die, so he made Barack's life a living hell instead."

Mango felt upset after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

After all, she and Barack were related by blood.

Alas! She didn't know that he had suffered so much.

If they could find Barack, Mango swore that she would definitely not allow anyone to harm him anymore.

On the other hand, Nathaniel knew what Mango was thinking. He took a step forward and pulled Mango into his arms, and then said in a low voice, "I'm here for you, so I'll help you do whatever you want." After hearing these words, Mango felt safe as she had someone supporting her, so she immediately knew what to do next.

"Okay, we must save Barack. Let's go find Bettany now."

Mango couldn't wait to get out of Nathaniel's embrace. After all, she wanted to find Bettany as soon as possible, but Nathaniel stopped her.

"Take it easy. It's not the right time now."

Nathaniel whispered, "We can't hang around with Bettany in public, so she has to find a time to talk to us about this. I have already made an appointment with her, and we will meet at the ancestral hall at eight o'clock in the evening."

"Huh? The ancestral hall?"

Mango frowned slightly, but she didn't say anything else. She believed that Nathaniel had about their situation thoroughly before making any arrangements.

Nathaniel nodded in reply.

After leaving the others, Mango was more relaxed. However, when she thought of the men who had died, Mango still offered some prayers for them. Although she didn't believe in religion, she still did so so that she would feel at peace.

On the other hand, Nathaniel didn't stop Mango from doing these things as he also felt bad for those who had died.

Thus, Mango and Nathaniel were not in a good mood for the rest of the day. Hence, the two of them stayed in the house and recuperated their strength.

Meanwhile, night had already fallen, so Mango was a little nervous.

After all, she didn't know if Bettany would deceive them again. Furthermore, she didn't know whether they could find Barack successfully this time. Also, she didn't know what her uncle was facing and whether he could leave with her.

There were a lot of questions that revolved around Mango's mind. She felt uneasy, but she couldn't do anything about it.

When it was completely dark outside, Nathaniel held Mango's hand as he looked at her with sparkling eyes.

"Are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid because you're with me."

Mango looked at Nathaniel's burning gaze and suddenly felt a little more at ease. Oh, well. She probably felt so because she trusted him so

much.

At some point in time, Nathaniel had become Mango's pillar that she could always rely on.

After hearing what she said, Nathaniel siled slightly in reply. Then, he held Mango's hand tightly and quickly walked towards the ancestral hall.