The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango had assumed that Nathaniel's contact, Priscilla, would provide timely information. Surprisingly, Magnolia had delivered the information way before Priscilla did.

After recalling her previous speculations, Mango tried not to look surprised and asked, "What is Augustus' true identity?"

"I haven't sorted the information yet, but I can tell you more about it."

Magnolia replied softly and glanced at Mango before she continued.

"Augustus' real name is Atlas, and he is the younger brother of the ruler of Angolla."

Mango noticed that Magnolia sounded uneasy at the mention of Angolla's ruler.

It seemed that she had made a right guess. The man in black was probably Angolla's ruler.

But didn't Angolla go into a lockdown?

Why did the ruler travel to her country then?

Also, why did he have to torment Magnolia?

Did he do this to rescue Augustus?

Was it all because of his younger brother?

If that was the case, Augustus belonged to the royal family! Thus, how could he live his life as an ordinary person for over thirty years willingly? Hence, they probably had a reason to stay under the radar all these years!

Mango had a lot of questions racing through her mind at that instance.

Meanwhile, Magnolia had no idea what Mango was thinking, so she said, "I just found out recently that Atlas left Angolla more than thirty years ago. At that time, the ruler kept a tight lid on this information. Later, I heard that he went abroad to further his studies. Since then, there was no news about him, and no one inquired about his whereabouts. As time passed, everyone forgot about him slowly. Furthermore, the ruler had deliberately tried to erase his traces, and no one even saw Atlas' wife! As such, Atlas gradually disappeared without a trace. After so many years, not many people know about Atlas except the ruler's aide, as they were all dead. Hence, Atlas has been safe and sound all these years."

When Magnolia said this, she felt an itch in her throat. Did she catch a cold?

She tried her best to remain casual as she didn't want Mango to notice that she was unwell.

Urgh! Of course, she had gotten a child because she had been exposed to the cold wind while the man had assaulted her.

That man was definitely out of his mind as he paid no heed to her body's condition!

At this thought, a murderous intent flashed across Magnolia's eyes, but it quickly vanished.

On the other hand, Mango was stunned when she heard what Magnolia had said.

She was shocked by Atlas' identity, but something came to her mind instantly.

"Wait... is Atlas a married man?!"

"Yes, he married a commoner in Angolla. However, Atlas has always been rash. He got married to prove that he was uninterested in the throne, so he hastily married a poor orphan. Thus, the ruler was very concerned about his brother and even felt that he was in Atlas' debt.

Magnolia told Mango everything that she had found out.

In fact, she had found out Augustus' identity much earlier, but she had kept this information to herself. She had planned to use that piece of infomation to bargain for a chance to meet Barack. However, she did not expect the hardhearted man to outright refuse her request.

After all those years living in great misery, she should have known that the man would never be sincere to her. However, she had naively hoped that he would show some kindness because she had stayed by his side for so many years. Clearly, she had expected too much.

Therefore, she had decided that she would ruin his entire plan.

Right now, Magnolia would go all out to make sure he would not succeed.

After all, she had enough of living a life worse than death. Furthermore, she didn't want to be separated from her family, her lover and her son.

Even if Magnolia ended up losing her life because of this, she felt that she could finally be free for once.

On the other hand, Mango had no clue about Magnolia's secret plan. She only had a lot of questions after hearing what Magnolia had said about Augustus.

She felt that a lot of details were interconnected, and she suddenly understood what Magnolia was saying. However, she couldn't connect all the details and understand the whole picture.

In the end, Mango finally gave up.

"Aunt Magnolia, thank you for your effort. It must have been hard for you to find all this information." "Don't mention it. I'm glad that I can help you! To be honest, I have my plans too. I hope to capture Atlas so that he can tell me where Barack is."

Mango was touched after hearing what Magnolia had said.

Both her mother and Magnolia had been separated from their respective lovers their whole lives! Alas! Why were this pair of twins this unlucky?

Mango had no answer to that as she only felt her chest getting heavier.

"I'll find it out for you. Don't worry."

Mango knew that Barack was Magnolia's only motivation for survival. Otherwise, perhaps Magnolia would have died a long time ago.

Mango felt especially sad at the thought of her aunt dying.

The Xiao family's daughters were all faithful lovers, but unfortunately, none of them had a happy ending. On the contrary, Mango felt relieved that her aunt had chosen the wrong husband. However, she did not dare to stay here any longer. This was because she was afraid that she would end up telling Magnolia what she had seen just now.

Hence, Mango then stood up and said, "Aunt Magnolia, it's getting late now, so you should rest. Tomorrow, I'll ask Lebanon whether he can find out about Atlas' whereabouts from Lilian." "All right." Magnolia did not stop Mango either.

After all, she was in a bad mood, and she didn't want to deal with Mango. In fact, she might not have been able to suppress her bloodlust if she had not prepared Atlas' information beforehand. Well, the person she wanted to kill was that man, not Mango.

After all those years, she had thought that she could at least get her way and outsmart that man for once! However, she didn't know that she was only a fool in his eyes!

That feeling did not sit well with her, and it almost drove her crazy.

Then, Magnolia closed the door after sending Mango away.

On the other hand, Mango stared blankly at the closed door and felt a little uneasy as she did not know what Magnolia had in mind.

She then went back to her room.

The surroundings had quietened down, and her bedroom seemed particularly silent.

No one would normally enter Mango's bedroom. Hence, Nathaniel had chose to rest on her bed instead of his secret chamber. When he heard that

Mango had returned, he opened his eyes and sat up.

"You're back!"

Nathaniel could tell that Mango was upset when he saw her coming in.

She had been downcast ever since they discovered Magnolia's secret.

However, Nathaniel let out a sigh and said softly, "Don't be sad. I believe everyone has their path and destiny. It's a pity that she has a tough life, but she can only go through this harsh period alone."

On the other hand, Mango fully understood the situation, but she still felt anxious.

Then, she came to Nathaniel and wrapped her arms around him. Finally, she felt a little relieved and relaxed.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel allowed her to do whatever she wanted.

"Let's not think about it anymore, alright? It's getting late. Shall weturn in early?"

Mango shook her head and repeated everything that Magnolia had told her about Augustus.

She thought that Nathaniel would be shocked, but he appeared nonchalant instead. Hence, Mango was confused by his reaction.

"Aren't you feel surprised? Augustus is actually

from the royal family of Angolla!"

"Nah, I already know that."

After hearing Nathaniel's answer, Mango immediately recalled that he had talked to Priscilla before she had left the room.

"Did Priscilla reply already?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Then, Nathaniel nodded and continued to say, "Not only do I know that August is actually Atlas, but I also know who Augustus was married to back then."

"Who was it?"

Mango had been thinking about this question, but she just could not find an answer to it.

Then, Nathaniel stared at Mango and said slowly, "Atlas was married to a woman called Laney Gaylord."

"Come again?"

Mango's eyes widened at once when she heard this.

Did she hear what he said wrongly?

How could Laney be married to Atlas?

Was she not Koiton's wife?

Nathaniel was just as surprised as Mango when he first got the news, but he had already calmed

down now.

Then, he patted Mango's long hair and said softly, "That's right, he was married to Laney Gaylord. Back then, to prove to the ruler that he had no intention to take over the throne, Atlas hastily found a poor woman to marry. However, he couldn't drop his playboy lifestyle after being married and continued to see other women. Having said that, he didn't leave any illegitimate children behind. Even if he looked down on Laney, he still needed her to give birth to his child as she was his legal wife. That's why he might have betrayed all the other women that he slept with, but he never did anything to upset Laney."

After hearing Nathaniel's explanation, Mango seemed to have understood the whole situation, but she still found it hard to believe.

"Does that mean that Bernard is Laney and Atlas' son? But I thought Bernard's DNA report showed that he is the son of the ruler!"

Mango stared at Nathaniel while asking this. When she saw the corners of Nathaniel's lips curling up into a smile, she knew that she had made a right now guess!

Bernard was indeed Atlas' son!

Alas! Atlas could be so harsh towards Maverick because he had a son who was capable and was protected by Angolla's ruler. Hence, he would favour Bernard more than Maverick.

After all, Mango had always felt that no matter how terrible of a father Atlas was, he would never ignore his only son. Only now did she realize that it was because he already had a son before Maverick. In othe words, he had pinned all his hopes on Bernard.

Therefore, he could barely care about what happened to Maverick!

At this thought, Mango was furious.

Nathaniel was equally enraged. After all, Maverick was his older brother, and he would feel more upset after hearing about this truth."

Just then, Mango stretched out her arms and hugged Nathaniel tightly. She said, "Dear, we'll make Atlas pay for everything! Urgh! He's so evil!"

"Of course! I'll make sure he dies a painful death!"

Nathaniel's eyes flashed with hatred as he said these words."

Mango then asked, "Based on what we've found out, the ruler knows that Bernard is Atlas' son. However, he kept it a secret and watched as his son fought with Bernard. Is he out of his mind?"

However, Nathaniel replied coldly, "No, he should be looking for the strongest heir, or perhaps Atlas has an agreement with him. The ruler may not have wanted to give his son the throne, but he could hand it over to Bernard instead."

Mango was utterly dumbfounded when she heard this.

Was he planning to hand over the throne to Bernard?!

How horrible!

Bernard had caused them a lot of trouble, even though he had not succeeded the throne. Urgh! She could not imagine what would happen to them if he really became the new ruler.

Wait a minute!

Was she still missing something?