The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"If his father didn't know that his son had changed his nationality, how did you find out about this then?"

Mango felt that Islas words did not make sense, so she immediately questioned.

However, Isla was not angry, and she said very calmly, "When Tristan returned from studying overseas, the king intended to use his identity to suppress him force let him work in the military institute. Unfortunately, Tristan refused and said that he was not from Angolla, so it was unreasonable for him to work in the military research institute of Angolla. At that time, everyone knew that he had changed his nationality out when he was 16. He wasn't the head of the Acker family at that time, but he had still made such an important decision secretly! Thus, people became wary and suspicious of him. made people wary and suspicious. Later, the king sent several people to investigate Tristan, but they didn't find anything. Furthermore, they couldn't find anything suspicious about him even though they had questioned everyone that he had talked to when he was studying overseas. Hence, this made his identity more suspicious."

This was not the first time Mango had heard someone talk about Tristan. However, she felt stunned every time she heard someone talking about him.

Tristan was quite a legendary yet mysterious figure as he had made some outstanding accomplishments in his life.

After hearing what Isla had said, Nathaniel frowned slightly.

Well, Mateo had been a spy working in the enemy troops for so many years, so he had met a lot of people. Now he was an outstanding military soldier, but he trusted Tristan very much. Thus, this meant that Tristan either worked for some illegal organisation or the military.

However, how could a genius born in Angolla be related to the military of their home country?

Nathaniel had made a guess, but he didn't dare to confirm his thought.

On the other hand, Mango knew nothing about Nathaniel's speculations. However, after Isla finished talking about Tristan, Mango decided to voice out what everyone was thinking. Hence, she asked, "Has anyone seen Tristan's real face?"

"No. I heard that he had been kidnapped when he was fifteen years old, so his face and body is covered with many burns because of a fire. Since then, he always wore a mask when he met other people. The Acker family's elders contacted many plastic surgery hospitals, but he refused to meet anyone of them. Hmm, I think he was borne with autism. After all, he refused to communicate with anyone, and he hid in the lab all day. However, he did contribute a lot to the medical field of our country. Thus, when everyone say how insistent he was, they decided not to force him to go to the hospital anymore." Mango was surprised when she heard what Isla had said.

After all, both her and Tristan had similarites.

As soon as she looked back, she saw Nathaniel's thoughtful eyes. Then, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm, how should I sneak into the banquet so I can meet Tristan?"

After hearing what Nathaniel had said, Mango was a little depressed.

Alas! Everyone at the party knew who they were. It didn't matter whether Bernard, Prestin or Laborn found them. As long as they showed up, they would be recognized no matter how well they disguised themselves. Moreover, the infrared beam just now had probably revealed their identities. Hence, they were afraid that they would be caught as soon as they went out.

However, Isla said in a low voice, "I know another way out of this secret chamber, which leads to the back garden of the king's palace. That is where my father's guards change shift. But how can I contact Tristan after going out? Now, to my father, I am merely a sinner. After all, I'm more useless than a maid, so I don't have any authority at all."

This was also the miserable life that Isla was going through.

Nathaniel and Mango were slightly stunned when they heard this, and they couldn't help but hesitate.

Could they believe what Isla was saying?

What if she still had already contacted Laborn and the others in advance like before? If she took her and Nathaniel out now, other people could detain them immediately!

But what if she was telling the truth?

After all, both Mango and Nathaniel knew that they couldn't stay in this secret chamber.

Mateo's mission was simple, and it was to save these girls. If these girls continued to stay in Laborn's palace, Laborn could continue to threaten them. Hence, the officials of foreign countries could do anything to ensure their children's safety.

Therefore, if Laborn wanted to use the forces of other countries to deal with their own country, this could become a big problem.

He was now afraid that the king had found out about something, so he asked Mateo to get someone to take them out secretly. However, these girls were standing right in front of him now. So, as a soldier, Nathaniel had to help Mateo complete his mission as well.

At this thought, he stared at Isla with his cold eyes and said slowly, "Can I trust you? Now that things has escalated this way, can I really put my trust in you? Tell me the truth!" Nathaniel was giving Isla an opportunity to prove herself by saying this.

If she could help him complete this mission and bring these girls out safe and sound, he would plead with Carlson so that Isla could take responsibility for her crimes.

Even if she could only spend the rest of her life in prison, she could still stay alive.

However, he didn't know whether Isla wanted this opportunity or not.

On the other hand, Isla understood what Nathaniel meant, so she was a little surprised.

She had finally gotten a chance to live, so why would she choose to die instead?

Even if she had no freedom in the future, she still had to pay the price for her mistakes, right? Therefore, she would instead choose to survive rather than pay with her life.

"I swear on my life that I won't betray both of you."

"Nah, it's useless to make a promise because it's the most unreliable thing in this word. After all, you once swore to granddad that you would do anything to protect the Ye family forever." Mango interrupted Isla coldly.

After all, Nathaniel wanted to give her a chance, and she couldn't refuse him. But he was such an important figure, and he had just entrusted both their lives to Isla without reservation. Therefore, Mango didn't dare to take this risk.

Isla looked at Mango after hearing what Mango had said. She knew what Mango was thinking. In fact, if she were standing in their shoes, she would probably have said something worse. "Then what do I have to do for you to trust me?"

"If you eat this poison, I will believe you. However, I'm telling you in advance that I have no antidote for this poison. However, if you don't lie to me and Nathan, I will find someone to give you the antitode. But if you lie to Nathan and me, you will be poisoned to death!"

The poison was given to her by the young doctor who treated Henry before he left. At that time, that person had told her that she had to be extremely careful in the palace. If she met someone she could use but couldn't control, she could give this poison to them. Once they had settled their problems, he would later provide them with the antidote.

At that time, Mango still felt that this doctor was fascinating. However, she thought that she could protect herself with the poison, so she took it. She didn't expect that it would come in handy now.

On the other hand, Nathaniel was slightly stunned when he saw that Mango had taken out some poison, but he did not say anything.

To him, it didn't matter how much had changed. In the end, his wife was more important than Isla. Furthermore, Isla had once betrayed and harmed Mango, so it was only fitting for Mango to get her revenge. Meanwhile, Isla knew what Nathaniel was thinking when she didn't hear him say anything.

Therefore, she took the poison from Mango and swallowed it in front of them without any hesitation.

Mango didn't say anything when she saw this.

After Isla said a few words to the girls, she led Mango and Nathaniel towards the front of the underground chamber.

All three of them were very silent as their made their way out.

Mango had mixed emotions about this situation, but she didn't overthink it. Instead, she just tightly held Nathaniel's hand and allowed his warm palm to wrap around her tiny hand. Hence, she didn't feel that the dark and cold chamber was terrifying.

After the three of them walked for about ten minutes, they saw a ray of light as they had finally arrived at the exit.

"The guards will be changing their shifts in fifteen minutes. There is a national banquet today, so the guards will be patrolling the area even frequently. After you follow me out, stay in the small house over there for fifteen minutes. I will try my best to find two sets of guard's clothes for you. However, you can't follow the patrol team because everyone in the patrol team has to register themselves before starting their shift. Moreover, when they change shifts, they must prove their identities by scanning their fingerprint before entering the hall. Therefore, you can prevent yourselves from being discovered so quickly by wearing these guard's close. Well, also, I don't know how I can help you meet Tristan."

Isla said quickly.

Nathaniel and Mango nodded their heads after hearing what Isla had said.

"You can go back first later. After all, you need to take care of the girls in the secret chamber. No one knows what happened inside, but I hope you can stay by their side just in case." Nathaniel whispered to Isla.

"All right."

Then, Isla nodded and took out a jade token from her waist.

"I've been away from home for years. Now that I'm back, no one recognises me as a citizen of the country. Here, this is what my mother left for me. I've always brought it with me, and now, I'm giving it to you. Take it. There's a chef named Aria in the kitchen that I saved once. She will recognize this jade plate, so you can take this and look for her. Perhaps she can help you."

Mango paused for a moment after hearing Islas words. Then, she took the jade immediately before Nathaniel could even react.

"Thank you."

She really hated Isla, but she still had to be polite.

Isla nodded in reply. Then, after taking one last look at Nathaniel, she went to look for some guard's clothing for them.

After that, Mango looked at Isla's retreating figure and asked softly, "Do you think we can trust her?"

"Well, it doesn't matter whether she's trustworthy or not because we can't do anything else now."

Nathaniel lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, he took out his virtual computer and quickly tapped a code in it.

On the other hand, Mango couldn't understand what he was doing, but he knew that Nathaniel wouldn't do anything useless. However, she still asked softly, "Aren't you afraid that other people will track you if you use your computer at this time?"

"I have no choise. Rather than risking my life to look for Tristan, I would choose to look for him online. Besides, the national banquet is so big, and there are so many people inside. Hence, where can we find a man we have never met? Are we going to look for a man who's wearing a mask just because Isla said so? That would be looking for a needle in a haystack. I am a hacker. As long as Tristan registered his mobile phone number with his real name, I can find a way to contact him."

Nathaniel hacked into the system while speaking, and a string of numbers quickly rolled on the screen.

Meanwhile, Mango had always felt that Nathaniel was very handsome. At this moment, he looked even more attractive to her!

Just as she was immersed in Nathaniel's handsome side profile, they suddenly heard some footsteps coming from outside. It sounded that those footsteps were heading to where they were hiding! Suddenly, Mango's heart tightened.

Did Isla betray them and bring her people here?