The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Was Laborn here?

This was too much of a coincidence!

At this thought, Nathaniel cautiously stay hidden behind the scene and didn't dare to come out anymore.

Meanwhile, Lebanon tried his best to stay calm and maintain his usual appearance.

"Hello, dad."

Lebanon bowed respectfully, but he had no feelings towards his father.

After all, Laborn wasn't there when Lebanon had needed him the most. Hence, he had left Lebanon alone with no one to care for the latter. Therefore, he had no expectations whatsoever now that Laborn had visited again.

On the other hand, Laborn looked at Lebanon while he was in deep thought.

Well, Lebanon looked similar to Magnolia. His appearance, manners, and cold attitude were just like her.

Then, Laborn waved his hand and let Lebanon sit down.

"I heard that you went to Priscilla's place today?"

Although Laborn said this casually, Lebanon was a little surprised. However, he still whispered, "Yes, Prissy got a cold. I had nothing to do today, so I went to visit her."

"Really? Since when did you become so close with your sister?"

Laborn looked at him with a spurious smile, but he had a cold gaze when he said these words.

However, Lebanon wasn't intimidated at all. Instead, he looked directly into Laborn's eyes and said, "There are still many things that you don't know about."

"Oh. Maybe you could tell me some of them?"

"Well, in fact, I've also gone to Prisca's place."

Lebanon took the initiative to throw Prisca under the bus.

If Prisca wanted to support him as she had said, then this was a good opportunity to validate her words. If Prisca said anything to Laborn, he would surely get rid of her. After all, h planned to do so for the sake of Mango and his safety.

Upon hearing this, Laborn frowned slightly.

"Prisca too? Wow, it seems like you've gotten close to your sisters recently?"

"Dad, what are you trying to say?"

Lebanon said nonchalantly, but his

response made Laborn a little unhappy.

"I'm your father. So why can't I care about you? Also, what's with your attitude?"

When Lebanon heard this, he sneered and said, "Hehl I've already grown up, and I don't need your fatherly love anymore. Since you're busy governing the country, there's no need to waste your precious time on an insignificant person like me."

Laborn was taken aback when he heard this.

Since when did his son grow up this much? Was he reminding Laborn about how he had abandoned Lebanon as a child by showing the latter such an indifferent look?"

"Hey! Are you complaining about me?"

"I wouldn't dare to do that."

Lebanon was still neither humble nor pushy.

However, this was not something that Laborn had expected.

After all, he was filled with rage when he learned that his son was homosexual.

In fact, he once thought that Lebanon was a coward.

There were so many women in the world, but Lebanon had turned against his siblings just for a man. This was unacceptable! However, Laborn

wasn't sure anymore that Lebanon was a coward after today's encounter.

Right now, he couldn't understand Lebanon at all.

At this thought, Laborn softened his tone and whispered, "Lebanon, maybe you will blame me for not being a competent father. However, I have too many tasks to complete, and I can't afford to spend time accompanying you. But you are my son, and I always think about you."

"I know that."

Lebanon said calmly in reply. However, he didn't believe Laborn's words at all.

Heh! Was that even true?

Would he have lived such a hard life if Laborn had been there for him?

Laborn knew that Lebanon didn't believe his words, and he also knew that their terrible relationship that had lasted for many years could not be mended overnight.

Thus, Laborn sighed and said, "Don't make things difficult for Bernard."

It turned out that this was the real reason why he came here today!

After hearing that, Lebanon sneered and said, "Dad, I think that you're a little mistaken. I'm the one who's having a hard time here! You should go tell Bernard to make my life a living hell instead! He was the one who killed Alfred, and my life was destroyed because of him. So how dare you come over to warn me on this? I can see that you favour him very much. So why don't you give him an official identity? I think we can afford to have another prince right now!"

People around him had different opinions about Bernard's background and his true identity, but almost all of them knew that Bernard was Laborn's son. After all, the paternity test report had proven this, and they only needed Laborn's acknowledgement right now.

Heh! Laborn actually came over to warn him for the sake of Bernard Gaylord, his illegitimate son. At this thought, Lebanon was deeply disappointed.

Looking at Lebanon's wrathful expression, Laborn sighed and said, "He is not my son, but he is your brother."

"What do you mean?"

After that, Laborn finally told Lebanon about Bernard's real identity.

"Not many people know about this, and it's not the right time to reveal Bernard's identity. Thus, I lied about him being my son. The truth will be revealed once your uncle returns."

Lebanon was completely stunned after hearing this.

He even had an uncle, and his uncle was Augustus Abbott?

Urgh! He felt like he had been living under a rock all these years!

"What are you guys planning then?"

"We want to take over a mine that is worth more than any amount of resources that all the countries have. With that, we can develop our military forces and research. Thus, this will give us an upper hand when competing with other countries. As you know, our country is too small and not known to the world. Look at us, we have the most advanced technologies and the greatest talents here. Why should we be looked down upon by other countries? As long as our country obtains this vein, we will have absolute strength. However, we are short of funds, and the support from the royal families is not enough to cover those expenses needed for the research projects. That's why your uncle and I have planned all of this for our family. In fact, we owe your uncle too much for his hard work over the years. He has been wandering abroad alone, and he takes charge of most of the tasks. That's why I have to protect his son well."

After that, Laborn looked at Lebanon in the eyes and continues, "I know there's some misunderstanding between you and Bernard. I also know that you've seen Mango, Nathaniel, and the others here, and that you even want to form an alliance with them. However, you have to understand that you're from Angolla, and you and Bernard are brothers. Neither Mango nor Nathaniel belong to our country, and they're not related to us. You have the blood of the Fang family flowing in your body, so you should figure out what you're doing. If you want to be the ruler of Angolla, I will pass the throne to you once I acquired the mine vein. Everything I do is for the sake of our descendants. If you want to be the king, you'll have to find out who are your allies and who are your enemies. Although your mom is from Z Country, and no matter how strong her family background was, we can only use her for our benefit. So, you can't mix your personal feelings in this."

After hearing this, Lebanon's couldn't help but grip his hands tightly into a fist and clentch his teeth.

His mother had decided to spend the rest of her life with Laborn, and she had even died in the palace! Hence, how could Laborn think that he had only been using her all this time!

Lebanon had always thought that Laborn was heartless, but right now, he was terrified because he had seen Laborn's true colours.

This was unfair to his mom!

Even if Mango told him that his mother, Magnolia, was still alive, Labown had never thought of looking for her. Why was it so?

This was because he was afraid that she would be used by Laborn again. He was afraid of implicating her and putting her in the same position. After all, he couldn't believe his ears when Laborn said those words as his speculations had been true. However, Lebanon suppressed his anger and said with his head lowered, "I understand."

Meanwhile, Laborn didn't know what his son was thinking. Anyway, if it weren't for the feud between Lebanon and Bernard, he wouldn't have come today.

Moreover, he suspected that Lebanon had something to do with Mckenzie's disappearance as the latter had disappeared without a trace. Hence, he was just here to teach Lebanon a lesson.

In the end, Mango and the others were still outsiders as they were not part of the Fang family. "Lebanon, I know that you still hate me, so I won't say anything else. As you know, Nathaniel is so rich that he can even design tanks and weapons.

What if he plans on destroying our country? You know that cooperating with him will only bring disaster to our country! Also, our uncle and I want the mineral vein in his country, so we are enemies! Do you think that he will be kind to us? Bah! Don't be silly. The most important thing you have to do right now is to unite your brothers and fight against the intruders, got it?"

Lebanon finally understood the meaning behind Laborn's words.

"Dad, what are you trying to say? The person you're looking for is here, isn't it? Why don't you send someone to search for him instead?"

Although his words were direct and disrespectful, Lebanon could care less about it.

After all, Laborn had never come to his place before. However, he suddenly said so many things and even revealed Bernard's true identity. He had done this all because he wanted to warn Lebanon not to ally with the outsiders such as Nathaniel and Mango.

But who was an outsider to Lebanon right now?

When he needed help the most, Nathaniel and Mango were the people who stood by him. What about his father? What was the latter doing?

Heh! His father was busy reaping benefits and looking into mineral veins. Furthermore, he was obsessed with his research!

Thus, Lebanon wanted nothing more than to destroy this country and the cold-hearted palace. He didn't care about whether the country's prosperity, nor was he interested in fighting for the throne. He just wanted revenge and that was all.

Well, he was doing this both for the sake of Alfred and his mother.

Did Laborn think that Lebanon wanted to rule the country? How ridiculous!

Well, Lebanon had never been so ambitious. What he wanted was just a safe and comfortable life that he could spend with his beloved family and friends. However, perhaps this was all wishful thinking. Even the person he wanted to protect was gone, so what else did he have to care about?

To Laborn, Mango was an outsider, but she what Lebanon's only cousin. If both she and Nathaniel wanted Angolla, he would give the whole country to them willingly!

However, it was unnecessary to tell Laborn about these things. At this thought, he stared at Laborn with determined eyes as he didn't care whether the latter wanted to search his palace!

When Laborn saw how Lebanon was acting, he was furious!

He was trying to persuade his son patiently right now. However, was his son going to go against his words just like that Magnolia, that useless woman, did?

At this thought, Laborn's expression hardened.

"Well, there's no need to search your palace. However, you need to renovate your palace and get some new furniture. Here! Get someone to look around the furniture in the palace! Make sure you tell me which furniture you have to replace and make sure to send some new furniture this afternoon!"

Although Laborn's words were full of concern, this also indicated that Laborn was about to search the palace. Hence, Nathaniel was still worried as he was still hiding here!