The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Maya was really frightened right now.

She had never seen Priscilla acting this way. However, she didn't dare to make any comments as she knew that her fate was in Priscilla's hands. Thus, her forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and her entire body was shivering.

Priscilla looked at her and suddenly smiled.

"Maya, I remember you have a younger brother studying in an elite school, right?"

Maya's face immediately turned pale upon hearing what Priscilla had said.

"Madam, my brother is still young. He knows nothing. I promise he won't say anything without thinking carefully. I swear!"

"Why are you so nervous? I don't have any bad intentions. The school that he's currently studying in is good, but it's not as good as the school in the royal palace. I heard that your family made contributions to the country. Why don't I offer your brother a place to study here in the palace? Remember, this is a rare opportunity."

As she spoke, Maya immediately stumbled on the ground in shock.

Her tears dripped down all of a sudden as she was in despair. She knew that if she did not listen to Priscilla's orders, she would probably not have a chance to meet her brother anymore. Meanwhile, Priscilla didn't care about how Maya felt.

She had once been a soft and kindhearted person, but she had been forced to be so cruel. After all, she learned that she needed to play some tricks to survive this harsh society. Thus, she could care less about other people's pain and despair because she had to be egotistical. Moreover, Nathaniel was here, and she absolutely could not allow any mistakes. Oherwise, it would endanger Nathaniel's safety. "Kash will do it."

After that, she entered the room.

With tears in her eyes, Maya knew that she had no choice but to follow Priscilla's instructions. In fact, it was also a good thing for his younger brother to study in the palace. After all, it was a golden opportunity as only royal members were normally eligible.

At this thought, Maya got up and left.

On the other hand, Nathaniel and Mango stayed in the room and didn't go out. The storm continued for three days, and finally, the weather cleared up.

Thus, Mango felt much more cheerful when she saw the warm sunlight.

"Wow! The skies finally cleared up!"

Nathaniel looked at the smile on her face, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly.

"Yeah, it's a fine day outside. Finally, we are about to enter the palace."

These words caused Mango to frown slightly.

She had forgotten that Priscilla was in the palace.

Oh, well.

Mango sighed. Judging from Priscilla's obsession towards Nathaniel, she knew that Priscilla would probably send someone to pick them up soon.

"I need to take a shower and wash up real quick."

"All right."

Nathaniel rubbed her head dotingly as he said so.

Mango went to the bathroom for a shower. When she came out, Nathaniel was all ready with Kash standing beside him. Upon seeing this, Mango was more sure about her speculations.

As soon as the storm stopped, Priscilla couldn't wait to pick them up. It was obvious that she was eager to meet Nathaniel.

On the other hand, Mango felt very uncomfortable when she saw another woman getting all pumped up to meet her husband. However, she couldn't show it on her face, so she could only smile and say, "Kash you came early today."

"Mrs. Ye. I'm just following orders. Besides, the snow stopped, and the king will ask his men to search harder for you. Thus, it's safer for you to go back to the palace with me. The Princess has already arranged everything, so all both of you have to do is follow us there."

Due to Mckenzie's sudden disappearance, Laborn had been desperately sending people out in search of her. However, the stormy weather made it difficult, so Laborn could only ask his man to wait temporarily. After all, he felt that even though he couldn't find Mckenzie, the people who had come to save her couldn't bring her away from Angolla either.

Now the blizzard had just passed, Laborn had begun to take action again.

Hence, Mango and Nathaniel realised that it wasn't safe for Mckenzie to stay there.

"Let's go then."

Mango was the first to speak.

Now that she had arrived here, she knew that she couldn't be too obstinate anymore.

Even if she despised the thought of having to meet Priscilla in person, there was no way she could avoid the encounter. Furthermore, they would be meeting as allies.

Nathaniel looked at the expression on Mango's face and had a hard time guessing her thoughts. Despite that, he stretched out his hand and held her tightly. Then, he said in a gentle and reassuring voice, "Don't be afraid. I'm here for you. Remember my words and don't let yourself be wronged."

"Got it."

Mango smiled faintly, even though she felt a little sad deep down.

How could she not be upset?

After learning that Priscilla was Nathaniel's lifesaver and the fact that she still had feelings for him, Mango knew that she would definitely have a difficult time enduring it. However, she tried to act as if everything was alright so that Nathaniel wouldn't be worried.

When Rash saw that they were ready went to find Mckenzie and took the three of them out of the hotel.

Meanwhile, no one paid attention to them because of their disguise. After all, the public only saw a potbellied businessman hanging out with two other women.

After they got on the car, Rash took them directly to the palace located in the city centre.

There were tight controls and security checks along the way. Even though Kash was a member of the palace, he still needed to stop for a quick check. Fortunately, Priscilla had prepared well for it. There was a hidden compartment in the car where Mango and Mckenzie could hide inside while Nathaniel laid under the carriage and followed them into the palace.

Priscilla's palace was rather remote and low-profile. Therefore, it had a lower chance of attracting the public eye.

Once the car entered the palace, it had to switch several lanes and junctions before arriving. Thus, Mango was getting dizzy along the way before the car finally stopped.

"Mr. Ye, please come with me. Let's go this way. Mrs. Ye and Miss Mo will have someone else to escort them. There are two different paths as men and women will have to take different routes. If you insist on walking together, it will attract people's attention. Mrs. Fang will not be able to protect you then."

Mango was slightly surprised by Kash's words.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was also somewhat dissatisfied.

"Hah! I didn't know that there was such a rule!" "The king was the one who had ordered it. After all, the women living behind here are all his wives. Thus, men are not allowed to come near the concubines." Kash hurriedly explained.

However, Nathaniel asked in a low voice, "Then how did you come into contact with Priscilla?"

"Maya, Priscilla's personal servant, came to find me and relayed her orders."

Kash answered truthfully.

Mango would never have thought that she had to part ways with Nathaniel the moment she entered the palace. Was this really a rule? Or was this one of Priscilla's scheming tactics?

She didn't know, but she felt a little uneasy.

When Mckenzie saw this, she held Mango's hand and whispered, "Don't be afraid. I will protect you."

"Thank you, Aunt."

Mango gave Mckenzie a faint smile as she believed Mckenzie's words.

On the other hand, Nathaniel wanted to meet Mango. Therefore, Kash got someone to bring Mango and Mckenzie over.

"Take this with you, so that you can communicate with me in time if anything happens. It will also allow me to locate you. Mango, it's very dangerous here. You must take good care of yourself when I'm not around."

Nathaniel attached a bracelet around her wrist as he said this.

It was a platinum bracelet that looked exquisite. However, Mango noticed that there were two diamonds in the middle of the bangle that had different colours. If she didn't look carefully, she wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

Thus, she tried pressing it and found that it was a switch.

"Is this a tracker?"

Mango suddenly understood what was going on.

Nathaniel nodded in reply with a solemn look in his eyes.

"I didn't plan on giving it to you so early because I never expected this rule to exist. To be honest, I don't want to separate from you, but I don't want you to be exposed either. Mango, listen up and switch on this device from now on. I specially created this for you. No signals can interfere with it or detect it, and there's also a security system that will protect you. As long as you feel that you're in danger, send me your location and a signal for help. Do you understand? No matter where I am, I'll rush over to save you immediately." Nathaniel was really worried about her right now.

After all, they were about to put themselves in danger. Nathaniel originally thought that Priscilla would be of great help. However, it seemed that Priscilla was conscious of Mango, so he was concerned about this.

Of course, Priscilla would risk anything to protect Nathaniel. But, he didn't know what she would do to Mango. He didn't even know if Priscilla would take advantage of their relationship and the terrain to frame Mango.

These were all his worries, but he couldn't explain it to Mango in detail right now.

Priscilla had not told him the rule about men and women having to walk different paths in the palace, so he was furious. Therefore, he couldn't imagine what would happen if Mango had gotten into trouble.

On the other hand, Mango seemed to understand what he was worried about. She hurriedly put on the bracelet and turned it on before saying, "Don't worry, I value my life more than anyone else. If anything happens, I will definitely look for you."

"See you later then."

"All right."

Mango and Nathaniel nodded at each other. Then, Nathaniel looked at Mckenzie again.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of her."

Mckenzie immediately understood the meaning behind his gaze, so she promised before he could say anything.

"Thank you, Aunt."

After that, Nathaniel turned to leave with Kash.

When both of them watched their retreating backs, Mckenzie sighed and said, "People will always think about things that don't belong to them, isn't that sad?"

Mango was stunned when she heard this and she didn't know how to respond. After all, Barack and Magnolia were in love with each other, whereas Mckenzie had a special affection for Barack. Was this what she meant?

Mango directly ignored this question and asked in a low voice, "Aunt, when will the escort arrive?"

"Do you really believe that Priscilla will send someone to pick us up? Naha! Perhaps she'll kill us."

Mckenzie laughed coldly. Although Mango thought about it as well, she still smiled and said, "No way, Priscilla is Nathan's friend, so she won't let anything happen to me."

"You're such a silly girl! Let's make a bet then."

Mckenzie looked into Mango's clear eyes and sighed.

"I don't want to make a bet with you because you are so much older than me. Thus, you are more experienced than me, so you will definitely think of me as a fool! Heh! I don't want to get involved." Mango said with a smile. Upon hearing this, Mckenzie immediately chuckled.

"You're so sly! Haha!"

Mango could not refute Mckenzie's comment. Just as the two of them were about to say something, someone came over towards their direction. Hence, Mango and Mckenzie's faces instantly turned solemn.