The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Who is it?"

Nathaniel hid Mango behind his back as an intense glare emitted from his eyes.

Meanwhile, Mango also held the AK47 in her pocket tightly while being alert the whole time.

When Maverick walked out, Mango and Nathaniel were taken aback, and then they felt a little awkward.

"Maverick? Why are you here?"

Nathaniel was the first to react, while Mango quickly put down the weapon in her hand.

On the other hand, Maverick saw that they were out of breath. When he thought about how they were doing something that he couldn't do with Lilian, he couldn't help but say, "Tsk, tsk! Both of you were in high spirits, huh? Were you planning to fool around here?"

Mango's face suddenly turned red to the back of her neck after hearing Maverick's teasing.

"No, it's not like that."

Mango felt a little frustrated, so she pinched Nathaniel from behind. This hurt Nathaniel a lot, but he didn't dare to say anything.

"Maverick, what are you doing here?"

Nathaniel had no choice but to change the subject right now.

When Maverick heard this, he stopped teasing them. He looked around and said, "I came out to check the terrain nearby. Lilian is in poor health, so I'm surveying the territory on her behalf. Alas! If I knew I would be disturbing you, I would have given you a call."

"That's enough! My wife is shy."

Nathaniel heard Maverick bring up the topic they wanted to evade the most, so he stopped him immediately.

After all, Nathaniel knew that if he didn't voice out directly, Maverick would bring up this topic again.

On the other hand, Mango wanted to bury her head somewhere as she was so embarrassed.

However, Maverick smirked. "Yeah, sure! She's shy indeed."

Mango felt even more ashamed after hearing these words.

"Maverick, it's not like that. We came here to sketch! Look, I just finished my drawing."

Mango quickly explained and then handed the portrait to Maverick.

It was the first time Maverick had seen Mango's drawing. She had indeed managed to capture Nathaniel's good looks and captivating aura.

"Wow! This looks great! If you have time, you should draw one for me and Lilian too."

Mango paused slightly after hearing what Maverick had said.

"Why don't you take a photo instead?"

"Well, this isn't a good time to do so, right?"

Mango immediately understood what Maverick was trying to say, so she knew how desperate he was."

"Why don't I draw for you tonight?"

Since they were going on a mission tomorrow, Mango didn't know what would happen. Thus, she felt that it would be better if she could draw a portrait of them before they left. However, Nathaniel looked worriedly at Mango and asked, "Is your body alright?"

"I'm fine. Let's go back and start Maverick and Lilian's portrait. Besides, I have nothing else to do, so I should be done in an hour or two.

After all, Morgan had already prepared everything beforehand, so all they needed to do was to relax.

"Okay. I'll go back and get ready with Lilian."

Maverick left in high spirits after saying that.

Then, Nathaniel took the portrait from Maverick, but he couldn't believe that the face on the portrait belonged to him.

"Wow! Am I that handsome?"

"Urgh! You're so shameless!"

Mango scolded him with a smile before turning around to run away.

When Nathaniel saw this, the corners of his lips lifted up into a smile.

Was he shameless?

After all, he had managed to win over his life because he was shameless!

At that thought, he ran after her immediately.

On the other hand, Mango smiled when she heard the footsteps behind her. As long as he was with her, she would even go to the depths of hell with him willingly.

When they reached Lilian's tent, Lilian was all dressed up. She wore a white blouse, and she looked drop-dead gorgeous.

Meanwhile, Maverick was dressed in a suit that complemented his burly figure. Thus, he looked more eye-catching than usual right now!

The two of them were a perfect match, and it was hard for anyone to take their eyes off them.

Then, Nathaniel took Mango's drawing board and laid a piece of paper on it.

Lilian and Maverick's feelings for each other were so sincere that everyone could tell that they were in love with each other.

The two of them didn't even discuss how to pose. Instead, Maverick hugged Lilian from behind and put his chin on her shoulder. One could see the affection and love he had for her from his expression.

On the other hand, Lilian had a gentle and calm expression. She looked like a woman who was deeply in love as she allowed Maverick to hug her however he wanted.

Mango felt that this was such a precious moment, so she quickly drew to capture it.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel didn't want to disturb her, so he brought his portrait to his tent and kept it carefully.

This was Mango's first drawing of him, so he wanted to treasure it.

When Morgan saw Nathaniel coming out of the tent, he pulled him aside and whispered, "I've sent some men to investigate what's going on. The forces that Maverick took over from Atlas disappeared suddenly, but I don't know if Atlas is behind this." "Heh! Who else can it be other than him?"

Nathaniel said these words with a cold gaze.

Then, he glanced at Maverick, who was in the tent, but he didn't want to disturb the latter's precious and happy moments.

After that, Morgan sighed and said, "Atlas is so cruel! Regardless of whether Maverick is his son or not, they have lived together for 30 years after all. Anyone would have feelings for a pet even after 30 years, let alone a human being."

"Indeed, Atlas is inhumane and heartless."

Based on what Atlas had done, it was obvious that he only cared about Angolla and its king. Therefore, everyone else was nothing to him!

"There's something I don't understand."

Nathaniel frowned slightly and asked while looking at Morgan.

"What is it?"

"Does Atlas' wife, Laney, know that he is alive? Why did she go to Kolton Ye after giving birth to Bernard? Does this mean that this was planned by the king?"

Nathaniel was somewhat puzzled as he didn't understand this situation.

No matter what, Kolton was his biological father. If Laney had planned to marry Kolton beforehand, that meant that there was a mastermind who had instructed her to do so as they had figured out Koiton's personality.

When Morgan heard Nathaniel's question, he sighed and said, "Well, I'm sure that you've already made a guess, haven't you?"

"I want to know the truth."

"Well, to be honest, Laney only had a chance to marry Atlas because she was too lucky! At that time, she almost couldn't survive. Yet, she saved Atlas' life out of the blue and became his lifesaver. However, at that time, the king wanted the throne. Thus, Atlas married Laney so that his brother wouldn't be suspicious of him. You should know that once a prince marries a commoner, he wouldn't be in a position to steal the throne. Therefore, the king cherished Atlas very much and even wanted to share everything with him."

Then, Morgan paused for a while before continuing, "But politics is not a fair game. Even though the king treated Atlas well, after Laney gave birth to Bernard, someone still tried to assassinate them. If the king hadn't helped them in secret, the mother and son would have died by now. Thus, the king then announced the death of Laney and her son and even found two corpses as their replacements to keep them safe. At that time, they couldn't stay in Angolla anymore because they were already dead to the public. Furthermore, the king couldn't take care of them since he had just stepped into power, and he hadn't gotten the political situation under his control yet. Hence, he could only send them out of the country. At the time, Marissa had a fallout with her family and was banished as well. Hence, the king arranged for Laney to leave Angolla with Marissa. As for Bernard, the king sent him out of the country through an orphanage."

Morgan had found out about these things his special connections. Nathaniel had a lower rank than Morgan, so he couldn't utilise these connections. Although Nathaniel could still find out this if he hacked through the system with his skills, he had the conscience not to do so. Hence, he decided to ask Morgan for information instead.

Now that he had heard these words from Morgan, Nathaniel had confirmed his suspicions.

"Hah! It's just like I expected. The king was indeed the one who was behind all this. Did he send Laney out of the country just for Kolton?"

"Well, that's not completely true. Laney went abroad was to save her and Bernard's life. Therefore, no one would suspect her if she left with Marissa. However, no one expected Marissa to meet Kolton here! Since Kolton is part of the Ye family, the king planned all of this once he knew that Kolton was in love with Marrissa."

Upon hearing this, Nathaniel sneered and said, "Hehl The king is such a hypocrite. He was Laney's lifesaver, yet he forced his brother's wife into the arms of another man. Also, she even gave birth to a child for the man! How thoughtful the king is, huh?"

After hearing Nathaniel's sarcastic words, Morgan whispered, "No. Laney didn't have an intimate relationship with Kolton. He was drugged by Laney and passed out instead. However, Laney was the only one there with Kolton when he woke up, so he thought that they had slept together. Instead, the person who slept with Kolton was one of Laney's maids!"

Nathaniel was taken aback when he heard this.

"What do you mean?"

"Laney belongs to the king. How could the king allow her to have relationships with other men? If she did so, how could he ever face Atlas, who had been dutifully serving him all this while? So the king gave the drug and the maid to Laney. Kolton has always been ahead of his enemies, so he would never have thought the king would send some spies to his fort, which he thought was the safest place. He also would never have thought that Sisella's birth mother would be killed soon after giving birth to her. Also, Laney knew Kolton well enough, so when Kolton wanted to take Sisi away, she acted as if she was miserable and distressed. To be honest, I think Laney didn't feel sad, and she had even wished for Kolton to kill his daughter instead!"

Morgan told Nathaniel the results of his investigation.

After all, now that they were in such a desperate situation, there was no need to hide the truth from Nathaniel anymore.

Nathaniel was shocked after hearing this.

Nathaniel always felt that Laney was too mean to Newell, and he thought that she had done so because of Bernard. However, she didn't expect Laney to act this way because Sisi wasn't her biological daughter. That was why Laney could treat Sisi's husband anyhow she wanted to!

Furthermore, Laney even deceived Sisi and took advantage of her.

Previously, there were still some questions that Nathaniel couldn't answer, but he understood the whole situation now.

"Is Laney really dead?"

Suddenly, Nathaniel thought of this question.

After all, the king was the one who had brought Lebanon from Angolla. If their investigations were all true, how could the king allow Laney to die so easily in his kingdom when he cared so much about her life? Besides, Bernard was in Angolla at that time, so it was not difficult for him and the king to protect Laney, right?

When Nathaniel thought about this possibility, his expression immediately hardened.