The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Hah! Now you know how painful it is, right? Don't you know how anxious I was when you were in trouble?"

Although Mango said these harsh words, she still held Rita in her arms.

Meanwhile, Rita wrapped her arms around Mango's neck and said with a smile, "Well, you love me the most, mommy! So I love you the most too!"

"Haha! Why are you so good at flattering me?'

Mango couldn't help but laugh after hearing what she said.

After that, Rita continued to show off her cute charms. Hence, even though Mango was still a little furious, she still quickly calmed down.

Meanwhile, they had arranged for Lilian to stay in a separate tent, and Maverick guarded her in person. Nathaniel then went aside with Morgan and told him everything that had happened for the past few days. After hearing Nathaniel's report, Morgan frowned slightly and whispered, "Are you trying to tell me that Augustus Abbott is Atlas Fang? Now that's interesting! Hehe!"

"What do you mean?"

Morgan sneered and said, "Heh! If he was not a citizen of Angolla and was a terrorist instead, we could deal with him ourselves. But if he is a citizen of Angolla, we'll have to think about the different factors involved in this, including diplomatic relations. Furthermore, I need to notify Mateo about this. He should still be in Angolla."

"Huh? Is Mateo in Angolla?"

Nathaniel could not help but feel a little surprised when he heard this.

No one knew where Mateo had been sent to carry out his mission. After hearing Morgan say that Mateo was in Angolla, it was evident that they had been in contact.

Nathaniel suddenly understood what was going on right now.

"We will still have to withhold this confidential information from Mango and Maverick, right?"

Nathaniel asked as he knew this rule. However, Mateo was Mango's uncle, so she was always worried about him. Now that they had news of Mateo, Nathaniel wanted to tell Mango about this without breaking any of the military's rules.

However, Morgan said awkwardly, "Well, you know the rules..." "Alright."

Nathaniel nodded and said nothing more.

Morgan then said in a low voice, "Maverick is not from the military after all, so it is inconvenient for him to stay here. If it's possible, maybe we could send them to Ocean City, and I could send men to protect them there?"

"There's no need for that. Maverick has his plans, so they won't stay here for too long."

Nathaniel shook his head and refused the idea.

After all, Maverick was not an easygoing man. He had his forces and was involved in an association that was almost illegal. Hence, if they chose to protect Maverick like a weakling, the latter would feel humiliated instead!

"Besides, Lilian is his lover, and she just had a miscarriage a few days ago. If we need Lilian's help here, Maverick would have to stay with her."

Nathaniel knew the rules, but Lilian was not from the military region. Hence, they could not use the military rules to order her around.

When Morgan heard this, he said softly, "I have to ask the higher-ups for instructions then."

"Got it."

Nathaniel didn't say anything else and immediately returned to Mango's side.

Meanwhile, Rita and Wisdom were playing with each other while Mango sat in a chair and watched them with a smile. She liked these peaceful days and felt that it would be even better if Zion could come over Then, Nathaniel walked over and said softly, "It's colder here in the mountains because of the strong wind. You should wear more clothes, alright?" "Nah, I'm fine."

Mango smiled faintly with a peaceful expression on her face.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel did the same and sat beside her. As he watched Wisdom and Rita having fun, he whispered, "Zion is recovering from his injuries. If you miss him, I can bring him here."

"It's alright. We don't know what will happen next here, so I would rather send Rita and Wisdom away. It doesn't matter whether we are going to fight Atlas or go to Angolla next. I still think it would pose a great danger for the kids if they stay with us."

Mango missed Zion, but she was also worried about the kids' safety. The best solution right now was to send the kids to Baxter Alliance. After all, Michael was there, so he could protect the kids. Nathaniel had the same thought as Mango, so he nodded his head.

"Okay, I'll send them back tomorrow."

"Let's send them back today instead."

Mango was reluctant to part with the children, but she also knew how dangerous it was to keep them by her side.

During the past few days that Rita had lost contact with her, Mango had not been able to sleep at night. Although Rita was a genius, she was only five years old! Was it alright to expose her to the dark sides of humanity when she was still a child?

The Ye Family was not short of money or power. Why would they let their children lead such a dangerous life since childhood?

They should have a peaceful and happy childhood instead! Even if they were geniuses, they deserved to grow up slowly like other ordinary children.

Mango didn't know what they would be like when they grew up, but it was important to her that her children lived a life that they deserved at their age. At this thought, Mango tugged at the hem of Nathaniel's clothes and whispered, "Nathan, I want to discuss something with you." "Go ahead."

Mango rarely spoke to him this lovingly. Right now, even if she made an impossible request, Nathaniel would probably find a way to grant her

wish.

However, Mango didn't realize how charming she was to him right now. Instead, her mind was filled with thoughts about the children.

She whispered, "After this, I want Zion to leave the military. Then, Rita should stop learning how to snipe too. Alas! I want them to live like ordinary kids. I want them to complete their education all the way to stil high school so that they can figure out what they want to do in the future. I know they are talented, and they might be known as geniuses, but they are our children! They are still young, and they don't know what they want in life. Hence, it's unfair and cruel for us to determine the future for them. Look at what they've gone through. Do you think that it's alright for a five-year-old child to know how cruel the world can be? What will happen to their future? Will there be something for them to look forward to?"

As Mango said this, she looked at Wisdom, who looked so mature for his age. When they first met, this child looked innocent and cheerful. But now, he had become too mature. Although he had changed so much because he had lost his family, his personality also changed because he had seen how cruel humans could be!

After his parents died, Bettany took him in as a student and treated him well. If it hadn't been for

Bettany's betrayal, Wisdom would still be her disciple. But what about now?

When Wisdom learnt about what had happened to Bettany, he didn't say anything. But no one knew who was going through his mind at all!

The teacher he had trusted planned to plot against his mother. Alas! How could he accept this truth?!

Then, Mango turned to look at Rita. Rita was an excellent sniper, and she hadn't caused any casualties yet. Now that they were living in such dire circumstances, Mango didn't know what Rita's future would look like. However, she was sure that Rita could no longer live an ordinary life anymore.

Besides, Rita's body had always been weak. Although she had undergone a transplant, she still needed to be on medication.

Well, Mango had no other concerns. All she wanted was for Rita to grow up safely and healthily.

Furthermore, what about Zion?

If he hadn't been a genius and entered the military at such a young age, how would he have known so much?

He had even faced turmoils that even adults could not handle! Hence, why did they think that a five-year-old child could withstand such torture?

Thus, Mango's heart ached whenever she thought about Zion's personality disorder.

Thus, she slowly expressed her thoughts to Nathaniel.

There was a trace of sadness in her voice as she said these words. Hence, Nathaniel immediately regretted his actions after hearing what she had said.

Nathaniel looked at Mango and realized that he had not thought as thoroughly about the children as she did. After all, Mango gave birth to Zion and Rita and had used everything she had to raise them. As a father who arrived late at the scene, he hadn't thought of these things.

He felt bad and said in a low voice, "Okay, I promise you this. When Rita and Wisdom go back, I will get Michael to introduce them to some peers they can play together with. Well, we don't need outstanding geniuses in the Ye family. We only need them to be safe and sound."

"Alright."

Mango nodded in reply after hearing his suggestion.

Then the loving couple hugged and sat together peacefully.

Soon, Lilian came out of the room after a while with Maverick following behind.

Maverick hugged Lilian from behind and heard her say, "Will we ever have children? If we do, how should we educate them?

There was a hint of envy in Lilian's eyes as she said these words, and she unconsciously touched her belly.

Alas! She had a chance to be a mother. If they didn't lose the first child, the child would probably be in elementary school by now.

At this thought, tears of regret started flowing down her face.

When Maverick saw this, he stretched out his finger and gently wiped away her tears. Then, he said softly, "We'll definitely have children. Both of us are outstanding, so I'm sure we'll have children in the future. Even if we don't end up having a child, we can always adopt one. There's no need to cry over spilt milk, alright? Your body can't take this emotional distress anymore. Also, if you didn't insist on getting revenge I wouldn't have agreed to let you help Morgan with the spell formation here at the camp too!"

Maverick was right about this.

He grew up watching how Atlas cared only about conspiring and reaping the most profits for himself, so he had learnt how to survive in such a cruel environment. Therefore, things like serving his country were meaningless to him. The most important thing to him right now was to appreciate the people around him. Thus, all he wanted to do was to take one step at a time and live a fulfilling life before he died. Hence, he only came here for two reasons. One was because of the tight-knit relationship between Nathaniel and Morgan, and he couldn't ignore his only brother's request. The other reason he came here was because of the blood feud between Lilian and Atlas.

Atlas' forces were widely spread out. If he only relied on his own force, he wouldn't be able to protect Lilian. Therefore, he needed Morgan's help right now.

After all, Maverick knew better than anyone that he was not welcomed here, but did he have a choice?

His wife was here, so he had to stay there too. If he needed to leave, he had Lilian with him.

Lilian had been with Maverick for twelve years, so she knew him well. After all, Maverick still felt upset as he didn't want to stay in the place. In fact, if it wasn't for Lilian's blood feud, Maverick wouldn't have to endure this.

At this moment, Lilian hoped more than anyone else to learn that Maverick and Atlas were not related by blood.

Everything was peaceful and calm, and their lives seemed perfect. But everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and the days of bloodshed were getting nearer.