The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Hurry up and search for them before the next group of patrols come. They're probably hiding somewhere nearby. Remember to not let them find out about our plan, alright? You have to kill them slowly." Upon hearing this, Mango's eyes turned cold, while Mckenzie was prepared to fight anyone that came close to them.

Soon, the man and Maya quickly started searching the surrounding areas.

When they approached the trash can, Mango and Mckenzie felt as if their hearts had jumped to their throats.

Fortunately, neither of them thought about searching through the trash.

Then, they searched all corners but found nothing. Just as the next patrol team was coming, Maya quickly whispered, "I'll go back along this road and have a look. This is the exclusive passageway that women use, so they probably followed this route and went somewhere. Princess Priscilla said that since they are unfamiliar with this place, they might accidentally barge into other palaces. Then, we can just say that we don't know them if anyone finds them so that we can avoid any unnecessary trouble."

"Okay. I will look for them at the men's passageway. Who knows? Maybe they're with Kash."

After the discussion, both of them went their different ways.

Meanwhile, Mango and Mckenzie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, that was close. Urgh! It seems that Priscilla was well- prepared indeed As I said, women living in palaces are cunning and scheming, and they're not as kind as you think. If you listened to Nathaniel's advice and went back, you wouldn't be facing such danger, right?"

Mckenzie said this as she was afraid.

Priscilla could remain aloof even though there were a lot of schemes in the place, so this meant that she wasn't easy to deal with. Thus, Mckenzie could not help but worry when she learnt how innocent Mango was previously.

However, Mango smiled and said, "But if I didn't come this time, how would I have the opportunity to experience these fun challenges here?"

"What? You're out of your mind, aren't you? How is this fun? Now, what should we do? We can't stay in the trash all the time, right? Someone will be taking out the garbage, and we will still be found. That sounds even worse!"

Mckenzie looked at Mango's calm expression as she said this. She didn't know what the hell was wrong with Mango as the latter was acting weirdly.

Meanwhile, Mango ignored Mckenzie's words. Instead, she took out his phone and called Lebanon.

Right now, the only person she could rely on here was Lebanon.

On the other hand, when Lebanon saw an unknown number calling him, he frowned slightly.

He looked outside warily and walked into his bedroom. Then, he turned off all the monitoring systems before picking up the call.

"Who is it?"

"Lebanon, it's me, Mango. I'm in the palace, but I can't find a way out. Can you help me?"

Mango whispered desperately. Upon hearing this, Lebanon's heart suddenly tightened.

"Why are you here? Where is Nathaniel? Did he leave you alone?"

"I'll tell you later about this. We are at the junction where men and women go separately. There's a trash can here, and we're now hiding in it. Come here quickly!"

Lebanon paused after hearing what Mango had said.

"We? Who else is there besides you?"

"Look, can you stop asking so many questions first? Firstly, do you think it's comfortable for me to stay in the trash can? Are you really my cousin?"

Lebanon didn't know what to say anymore when he heard Mango whining.

"Stay there and wait for me. I'll send someone over right away! I can't go there because they ae people outside watching me. Listen to my subordinate and do whatever he asks you to do. Do you understand?" Lebanon was really nervous right now

Why did Mango come here now?

Was it because of Henry?

However, Henry had been sent to Priscilla's place. Wouldn't it be inappropriate if he sent Mango over there again?

Lebanon was in a bit of a dilemma right now when he thought about this.

"Mosco, come here!"

Lebanon put down the phone and went out. He shouted for the servant and one of the maid came in.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

"Throw this garbage bag into the trash can at the junction of the palace."

The maid was a little surprised when she heard this.

"But the junction is quite far from here, so why are we throwing it there?"

She was right, and this was a problem indeed.

The location of Lebanon's palace was far away from the junction. Thus, people would become suspicious of them, even though they were only going to throw rubbish there.

At this thought, Lebanon frowned again.

"Sir, is there something wrong?"

"Yeah."

The maid was one of Magnolia's trusted servants that had been assigned to protect Lebanon. Thus, he had no other choice but to tell her everything that happened to Mango.

The maid was slightly stunned and immediately said, "Sir, it impossible to keep them in our palace. Our palace is too far away from the junction! No matter what we do, it will arouse suspicion. However, the junction is relatively close to one of the Madam's palaces."

Upon hearing this, Lebanon immediately thought of something.

"Yes, my mother's birthday is coming soon. Let's say that we're visiting her as an excuse."

"Alright, sir. I'll get going now."

Lebanon nodded after hearing what Mosco had said.

"Remember, don't let anyone find out about it."

"All right."

Although the maid left, Lebanon was still ill at ease.

There were dangers everywhere, and Bernard kept pressuring him along the way. If Laborn had not banned anyone from killing, Lebanon didn't know whether he could still be alive!

Now that Mango had suddenly come here, Lebanon didn't know how to deal with this. However, it was impossible for him to turn his back on her.

After all, she was the only relative left in his life.

Thus, because of their relationship, Lebanon had to save her no matter what.

He sighed and quickly changed his clothes before walking out of the room.

Meanwhile, Mosco had already packed up and was ready to leave with Lebanon. Just then, someone stopped them at the door.

"Where are you going, Prince Lebanon?"

Bernard looked at Lebanon with a smirk, and the latter immediately felt uncomfortable.

However, Lebanon didn't even look at Bernard and said coldly, "Get out of my way!"

Bernard's immediately because upset when he heard this.

"Lebanon, the king has ordered that no one should go out during this period of time. Are you trying to rebel against him?"

"Well, it's none of your business, isn't it? Bernard, you should remember your identity. You're just my brother's adviser. What now? Do you really think you're way above anyone else?"

Lebanon's sarcastic tone made Bernard even more displeased.

"Lebanon, you'd better not offend me! I'll make sure to get revenge for this!"

"We've always been at each other throats, so I don't care whether you're going to get revenge or not. Do I have to get your permission before visiting my mom? Heh! It seems like all you can do is to gossip and tatter about others!"

After saying that, Lebanon ignored him and directly said to his servant, "Let's go! If anyone

dares to stop us, just crush them directly! I'll take responsibility for anything that happens!"

Meanwhile, Bernard almost exploded with anger, and he glared at Lebanon furiously. If it weren't for Lebanon status, he wouldn't have tolerated it and would've taken action immediately.

"What are you looking at! Get the hell out of here!"

Lebanon lashed out at him with an indifferent face. On the other hand, Bernard was burning with anger, but he couldn't do anything to Lebanon.

After receiving Lebanon's instructions, Lebanon directly stepped on the accelerator and drove away without caring about what happened to Bernard.

When Bernard saw the car heading towards him without hesitation, he was still afraid of dying. Thus, he immediately dodged it and watched as Lebanon's car left eh palace.

"Sir, what..."

"Keep a close eye on him. I won't let him go that easily no matter what he does."

Bernard gnashed his teeth and said as the people around him immediately followed behind him.

On the other hand, Mosco looked at the rearview mirror behind and whispered, "Sir, somebody's following us."

"Take a quick turn at the front and drop me by the roadside."

"Yes, sir."

Although the maid was a woman, she was very capable. Then, she made a quick turn and opened the door. After that, Lebanon jumped out of the car while she hurried drove away. Meanwhile, Lebanon hid behind a pillar and watched as Bernard's men followed his car. He then quickly went to the junction of the palace.

On the other hand, Mango was very excited when she saw Lebanon through the gap of the trash can.

"I'm here, Lebanon!"

Meanwhile, Mckenzie felt very uncomfortable after hiding in the trashcan for a long period. Thus, she was relieved when Lebanon arrived. "Wow! We can finally go out!"

Lebanon quickly opened the trash can, and a filthy smell instantly wafted across his face, so he couldn't help but choke.

"Ahem, you're really something. How could you hide here for so long? I almost choked from the smell on your body."

Lebanon covered his nose in disgust as he said this.

Then, Mango jumped out nonchalantly and replied with a smile, "Wow! I knew that blood was thicker than water. You're the best, Lebanon!"

"Hey! Stop fooling around. Hurry up and leave with me! The patrol team is coming."

Lebanon grabbed Mango hand and was about to leave when she tugged at his arm.

"Wait a minute. Aunt, come here!"

Mango stretched out his hand and pulled Mckenzie out while saying this.

Lebanon was stunned when he saw this.

After all, he had never met this person before, so he immediately was on guard again.

"Who..."

"Oh, she's my aunt. Don't worry about it, alright? Let's go! It stinks here."

Mango interrupted what Lebanon was about to say immediately.

"I'm glad you know how disgusting this place is! What on earth were you thinking? Why are you hiding here? Also, where is Nathaniel? Did you guys get into a fight or something? Why are you alone here? Do you know how dangerous it is here?"

Lebanon continued to ramble on as he led Mango and Mckenzie to Magnolia's quickly.

"My mother's palace has been abandoned for a long time, but people will occasionally clean it, so follow me and don't make any noise."

Then, Lebanon said anxiously.

He was really afraid that they would meet one of their enemies along the way. Most importantly, he was concerned for Mango and her so-called aunt's safety.

Well, it appeared that his intuition was right. While Lebanon was thinking about this, a group of people suddenly came out of the opposite side and walked directly toward them.

"Oh, no!"

Lebanon instantly panicked when he saw this, and he immediately hid Mango and Mckenzie behind him. However, they had nowhere to hide right now!