The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"It sounds like several people are coming our way. Could it be the escorts that Priscilla had assigned to pick us up? If so, I think they're making too much noise!"

Mckenzie was joking around despite the seriousness of the situation.

On the other hand, Mango's face darkened.

Then, Mckenzie looked at her and said in a low voice, "Do you want to call Nathaniel? He should still be just around here since he left a few moments ago. It's still not too late to get him back here."

Mango looked at the bracelet on her hand and shook her head slightly before saying, "No, it's not necessary. It's too risky for him to come back. Besides, I don't want him both of us to be in danger together too."

"But are you going to sacrifice yourself? You know that women are scary when they're jealous. What if Priscilla doesn't want to kill you but torture you?"

"Nah, I don't think she's such a person."

Mango said firmly. Upon hearing this, Mckenzie was slightly taken aback.

"Well, I think that you have quite a good impression of your love rival."

Mango smiled bitterly.

Indeed, aside from the fact that Priscilla liked Nathaniel, Mango actually admired how capable she was. Sadly, their stances were different.

Although they had never met before, Mango felt that if Priscilla really wanted to get rid of her, the latter would definitely do it without hesitation.

Priscilla wouldn't torture or inflict suffering on her. Instead, she would kill her directly.

Thus, even though this was sudden thought, Mango believed that it was true.

After all, Mango understood Priscilla's personality from what Nathaniel had said about her. Priscilla was a straightforward person who never beat around this bush when it came to love. Therefore, she wanted such a person to be Nathaniel's ally and not his enemy.

These were Mango's thoughts, but Mckenzie didn't understand them, so she only said softly, "What do you plan to do now? I think the people are coming closer to us now!"

The situation was already out of Mango's control, so she grabbed Mckenzie's hand and whispered, "Follow me."

"Do you know this place?"

Mango did not speak. Instead, she quickly hid somewhere with Mckenzie.

In the end, she found a perfect hiding place that Mckenzie never expected as well.

"Wow! You're amazing! How did you know that there was a trashcan here?"

In the past, Mckenzie used to be a picky person. However, after being imprisoned for so many years, she could care less about those petty things as the most important to her was to stay safe. Therefore, she didn't show any hesitation when Mango pulled her into the trashcan.

Then, Mango replied softly, "When I just got off the car, I looked around and found that it was hard to stay hidden in an open space like this. The only place I could think of was this trash can. Luckily, there's not much garbage inside."

"Wow! You have such impressive observation skills. Well, it seems like you were already on guard of Priscilla from the very beginning, and you never trusted her before. But didn't you admire her before this?" After all, Mckenzie still remembered how Mango had praised Priscilla previously. However, she was surprised by how fast Mango's perception of Priscilla changed overnight. Did something happen in the past three days that she didn't know about?

Mango observed the surroundings and whispered, "Aunt, how did you know that Priscilla was interested in Nathan?"

If Nathaniel hadn't confessed this matter to her, she wouldn't have noticed it. However, Mckenzie seemed to know it from the beginning, so Mango sighed in frustration. However, Mckenzie said nonchalantly, "Well, it was pretty obvious because of how she was acting. Remember when Nathaniel asked her to protect me? She agreed immediately, and that was when I noticed something strange about her. If she was just a subordinate, she wouldn't have agreed to it for her team's sake. However, she had compromised to Nathaniel's request and even took such a great risk to bring us into the palace. Well, she probably either wants to help us sincerely or she has other intentions. Anyway, I can tell that she's good at managing her subordinates from the way Kash was willing to risk everything to help her. In this case, it's not that difficult for her to send us all away. During the snowstorm, she had a good chance to send us away if she had someone working for her outside. Instead, she brought us to this dangerous place, so I think that she could be scheming

something against us."

Upon hearing Mckenzie's words, Mango sighed and said, "Aunt, why didn't you say this earlier?"

"Alas! Nathaniel trusts Priscilla the most. I'm just an outsider, so how could I talk about this? I don't want to get into trouble, alright?"

Mckenzie had always been aware of how cruel the world was. If it wasn't for the fact that Mango was Terrance's niece, she probably would not even have said these words to her.

On the other hand, Mango always thought that she was experienced and was confident in her capabilities. However, she did not expect that she was still less experienced than Mckenzie. "But if your speculations are correct, Nathan should've noticed that as well, right?"

"That's because she's Nathaniel's most trusted subordinate. Well, rather, she's a comrade that he had gone through life and death with. Thus, he's probably not cautious of her." Mckenzie's guess was pretty accurate.

Thus, Mango nodded slightly and said, "Yes, she once saved Nathan's life."

"I see."

After the two finished speaking, the sound of footsteps came closer, so they could only keep quiet.

From the crack, Mango saw two guards that were in charge of the palace's security. Then, they glanced at each other before walking away separately.

It seemed that they were not here to kill them nor to pick them up.

In order to prove her speculations, Mango whispered, "Aunt, shall we stay here a little longer?"

"I'm fine with anything."

Mckenzie just went with the flow.

Just then, Mango turned off the switch on her bracelet, so Mckenzie was slightly taken aback.

"Hey! You're planning to risk your own life because you won't want Nathaniel to be part of this, don't you?"

"I believe that Nathaniel will definitely choose me over Priscilla. Thus, because of this, I can't let both of them fight each other. They won't be hostile against each other if I'm not around. But if Priscilla finds out my exact position, I'm afraid that she will do something to Nathan."

This was Mango's main concern.

She was well aware of Nathaniel's feelings for her. If Nathaniel noticed something strange from her location, he would surely question her in person. If Priscilla admitted that she wanted him dead, Nathaniel would probably risk his life and go against her.

Well, this was not something Mango wanted to see.

On the other hand, Mckenzie was stunned when she heard this, and she didn't understand Mango's decision anymore.

"But you are allowing Priscilla and him to spend more time together! Do you know that you are creating opportunities your love rival to steal your husband away?"

"I believe in him."

Mango said firmly with confidence.

It was the first time that Mckenzie had looked at Mango's face in detail. She looked at this beautiful woman upon her who was both strong and delicate, so she couldn't help but think about someone else. Magnolia Xiao!

She had met Magnolia soon after Barack's disappearance. During that time, she hated Magnolia for harming Barack and almost had an urge to kill her. However, Magnolia saved her and told her that she trusted Barack. She had said that she would wait for him no matter how long it took and that her love for him would never change.

Right now, Magnolia had the same expression that Mango was wearing right now.

Meanwhile, Mckenzie did not understand the kind of relationship that they had. After all, how could a woman trust her husband so much? How could she be so confident in her partner's loyalty in such a dangerous situation?

It turned out that Magnolia was right.

Barack was still alive, and Laborn didn't know the secret that he had kept safe. Mckenzie couldn't imagine the pain that Terrance had suffered over the years, and how he had managed to protect the people that he loved.

Was it because Barack loved Magnolia?

Mckenzie's heart ached at this thought.

She thought that both the Hans family and the Xiao family were crazy!

Meanwhile, Mango didn't say anything else when she noticed how quiet Mackenzie was. She looked outside and said in a low voice, "If Priscilla really sent someone to pick us up, it's about time for those people to arrive."

"Haha! I can't believe that you're still thinking about this!"

Mckenzie sneered. Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching them, and they could tell that only one person was walking in their direction.

Thus, she was a little startled.

On the other hand, Mango continued to stare outside. She saw a maid sneaking around, as if she was looking for something or waiting for someone. Was this the person that Priscilla sent over?

Mango was deep in thought when a male guard immediately ran out from the opposite side. When he saw the woman, he asked in a low voice, "Maya, what is it?"

"The princess asked you to look for the two women who just came into the palace. She said that if you find them, you need to kill them directly and throw them into Bernard's palace."

Maya's voice was very soft. However, she was standing close to the trash bin, so both Mango and Mckenzie could hear what she had said clearly.

Heh! She was planning to kill them and put the blame on Bernard!

It seemed that Mango had guessed wrongly after all. Priscilla had wanted them dead all along!

Well, Mckenzie was right. Priscilla had calculated precisely and sent Nathaniel away ahead of schedule. By then, Mango and Mckenzie would be left here waiting. If they were discovered by the patrolling guards, the guards would arrest them as intruders and even execute them. If they were still alive, Maya would let the man in front of them deal with them the same way.

At this thought, Mango felt a chill down her spine.

She was mad at Priscilla. How could someone whom she never met before have the audacity to kill her? However, she know that it wasn't the right time to be infuriated.

After that, the man looked around and said in a low voice, "Where can they go? Did the guards take them away?"

"No, I followed the guards all the way here when I saw them. There's no one here, so maybe they're hiding somewhere. Princess Priscilla said that we must get rid of them before anyone finds out that they're here."

There was a hint of coldness in Maya's voice as she said this.

Mango narrowed her eyes slightly after hearing this.

It seemed that Maya had been keeping an eye on them all along!

Heh! Priscilla Fang, you're a troublesome b*tch indeed!