The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Let's hide first."

Nathaniel quickly pulled Mango behind him and searched for a suitable place to hide. However, this place was so empty, so they couldn't find a place to hide quickly.

On the other hand, Mango was also a little anxious.

Suddenly, they heard Islas voice coming from outside.

"Captain Fang, where are you going?"

"Aunt Isla?"

The captain was stunned when he saw Isla, and then he asked subconsciously, "Why are you here? Aren't we supposed to to the secret chamber to clean up at this time?"

"Of course, but there is a woman there who just got her period, so I came out to get something. After all, you know that Prince Prestin's palace doesn't have any women's necessities. Isla answered without missing a beat.

Upon hearing this, the captain blushed slightly. He seemed to be embarrassed, and he quickly said, "Alright, I won't bother you anymore. Let me gather my men so that we can change shifts." After the conversation, the patrol team left Nathaniel and Mango.

Then, Isla looked at them and quickly handed the guard's clothes to them before whispering, "Go along this path to the right, and you'll reach the house I've talked about. I've also called Aria. She has already arranged for someone to walk past this area while pushing away the trash can. Then, you can take the opportunity to hide in the trash can and let her take you away."

That was all Isla could for them do now.

After saying this, she turned and went back to the secret chamber.

On the other hand, Nathaniel looked at Mango. The two of them nodded and followed Isla's instructions, and entered the hut.

Soon, the sound of a car engine came from outside, and they could also hear a female voice shouting.

"Hi! I'm taking out the trash! Do you have any garbage that you want to throw? Hurry up!"

Nathaniel grasped Mango's hand tightly as he knew that that success or failure depended on this step.

After that, they quickly rushed out of the small hut. Meanwhile, Aria immediately opened the trash can and took the opportunity to get them into it before closing it swiftly. Once they were done, she started the car and drove away steadily.

Soon, Nathaniel and Mango could hear Aria scanning her fingerprint. Thus, they understood that they could never escape this place if Aria hadn't brought them away. After all, the current security system of the palace was much more advanced than before.

Meanwhile, Aria drove the car steadily all the way to the kitchen.

Then, she whispered, "Come out quickly and get dressed. The national banquet will begin soon, and people will request a lot of wine and food. I will ask someone to put on makeup for you so that people there won't recognize you immediately. With this, you can pretend to be maids to send them some wine. When you get out of the kitchen, you can do what you want to do. Aunt Isla never asked me to cover for you, so this is all I can help you with. I just hope that you all won't expose me if the guards catch you."

After saying these words, Aria broke out in a cold sweat, but she quickly left.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel glanced at the cameras around him and intercepted the signals immediately.

"Let's go!"

The two of them followed Aria, and one of the random servants helped them put on some makeup.

Well, Mango had always known how powerful makeup could be. Once their makeup was done, she realized that she looked like an ordinary maid with a plain and unrecognizable face. Hence, she could easily fit into their current environment.

On the other hand, Nathaniel looked like an ordinary bodyguard.

Soon, the national banquet officially began.

Outside the kitchen, there were always performers dancing to the music. After that, the king ordered the kitchen to serve the food.

After that, a batch of maids walked out of the room.

Mango had initially planned to leave with them, but Nathaniel stopped her.

"Look, we shouldn't hurry and go out now. The big shots are all gathered together now, and they will pay attention to all the female maids here. Even though our faces can't be recognised easily, we still should be careful." "Well, have you found Tristan's number?" Nathaniel would have found Tristan's number a long time ago if the patrol team hadn't passed by earlier. Right now, Mango was still worried about this, so she couldn't help but ask.

"Not yet, but I have already took a picture of his information. So, I should find it soon."

Then, Nathaniel took out some information he had just learned from his phone and soon found Tristan's cell phone number. However, he didn't know whether this number was Tristan's personal number. Well, Mango was worried about the same thing.

Then, she took out her mobile phone and sent a message to Tristan.

"See you at the back kitchen's entrance in ten minutes. Magnolia."

Hence, she decided to use Magnolia's name to pass on the message.

Since her aunt said that Tristan was her subordinate, she decided to give this idea to go.

After everything was done, Mango and Nathaniel immediately hid.

Not long after that, a man walked towards the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Mango frowned deeply as she saw the man walking closer towards them. "What's wrong?"

Nathaniel noticed the change in Mango's expression, so he couldn't help but ask.

Mango whispered in reply, "This person is the doctor who treated Henry."

While they were talking, the man had already arrived at the back kitchen. Then, he took out his mobile phone and looked at it. After confirming that the location was correct, he whispered, "Madam Magnolia, I'm here, please come out."

Mango heard this man calling Magnolia 'Madam Magnolia,' but she couldn't determine whether this man was one of Magnolia's subordinates. Wait, could this man be Tristan?

At this thought, Mango was about to come out from her hiding spot, but Nathaniel stopped her.

After that, Nathaniel walked out first.

"Are you Tristan Acker?"

Nathaniel decided to speak her.

Although he didn't know why there were no patrols and guards here, it was a good time for them to take this opportunity to confirm the identity of the other party.

Then, the man glanced at Nathaniel and then slightly lifted the corner of his mouth.

"Wow, Mr. Ye, you're a great commander! But I can't recognise you now that you look like that!"

Well, he had just mentioned Nathaniel's military rank. So, if the other party said that he wasn't working for the army, Nathaniel would not believe him now.

"Will you dedicate everything you have for our country?"

Nathaniel couldn't help but say one of the secret codes of the country.

Then, the man answered immediately.

"Yes, I swear to dedicate my heart and soul to serve the country I love."

After hearing his answer, Nathaniel was finally relieved.

"I heard that Tristan's face is disfigured, and he wear a silver mask all day long. He's also a loner and doesn't like to talk. Hmm, well, I guess you were disguising yourself all along then?" After confirming Tristan's identity and knowing that he was a soldier, Nathaniel had finally let down his guard.

But Tristan said with a smile, "Wei, it's not a disguise. There is such a person names Tristan in Angolla. My current identity is Teagan, Tristan's assistant." "So are you Tristan or Teagan?"

Nathaniel looked at him with amusement. Nathaniel felt comfortable around Tristan for some reason, even though this was the first time they had met. Perhaps this was because Tristan felt approachable as he was a doctor.

However, Tristan shrugged indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter. It's just a fake name I use."

"Tell me your identity then."

Suddenly, Tristan straightened himself and saluted Nathaniel immediately. Then he said, "Major Tristan Acker from the Southeast Medical Team greets Commander Ye!" Mango started tearing up when she saw this.

She never expected to see fellow soldiers from their home country greeting each other in a foreign country like Angolla. Hence, she felt emotional and excited.

Well, this was probably why she felt that Tristan was a little familiar the first time she saw him. Was this because she had finally met someone that was related to them here? Mango did not know the answer to this question, but she also walked out.

"Nice to meet you again, Dr. Acker."

"Well, hello, we meet again."

Tristan smiled and greeted Magno when he saw her. However, Nathaniel felt irritated when he saw how gentle Tristan's gaze was.

"Ahem, we don't have much time now. Since you can fake your identity to prevent these people from annoying you, I'm sure that you can send these people out, right?"

"Well, Uncle Mateo has already told me about this. I will arrange for people to pick up those girls immediately, but do you want to go with them?"

On the other hand, Mango felt a little awkward when she heard Tristan calling Mateo his uncle.

After all, Mateo was her uncle. Although Tristan had a good relationship with Mateo too, how could he address Mateo this familiarly?

At this thought, she felt a little jealous.

However, Nathaniel shook his head.

"Nah, we have other things to do."

"Such as making sure that Bernard and Atlas pay for their crimes?"

Tristan knew a lot of their plans indeed.

"Yeah, this is our mission, so you should take care of yourself. Also, I need you to sneak one more person out and give her to Mateo when you get back."

"Who is it?"

"Isla Fang."

After that, Nathaniel told Tristan about Isla and those girls being together.

Tristan nodded in reply after hearing Nathaniel's explanation.

"Got it, but you can't stay in this place for too long. Please leave quickly. Let me go and make some arrangements first. This number is my private number, so you can contact me at any time if you have anything. After all, I can help you with the authority and connections that I have her."

"All right."

After both of them had finished discussing this, Nathaniel told Tristan the route and the location of the secret room.

Before leaving, Tristan took one last glance at Mango. Then, he smiled and took out some candy from his pocket before handing it to her.

Nathaniel's face suddenly darkened when he saw this.

However, Mango looked at him in surprise and asked, "What is this?"

"It's some poison that you can use for selfdefense. If someone ingests the yellow pill, they will lose some of their strength temporarily. If you encounter someone that you can't fight against, you can use it. Meanwhile, the red pill is a deadly poison that can cause people lose their voice in an instant. Furthermore..."

"Alright, you should hurry up and leave now."

Nathaniel directly interrupted Tristan's words. Then, he grabbed the pills and Mango's hand immediately.

Just now, he had a good impression of Tristan, but he had changed his mind now.

If they weren't in Angolla right now, Nathaniel would've kicked Tristan hard for talking to Mango this casually.

Urgh! Tristan had looked like a decent fellow just now! However, now, he was looking at Mango with a gentle gaze in his eyes, so Nathaniel couldn't help but be jealous.

After hearing this, Tristan was stunned for a moment, but he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll leave now. By the way, Mango, if you have time, give this medicine to Lebanon. This way, we can remove the toxins in his body too."

Suddnely, Mango remembered the incense smell in Lebanon's palace. Initially, she wasn't sure if Lebanon had been poisoned. Now that Tristan had said so, it seemed like her guess was correct.

"Alright, I'll give it to him."

"Be careful then."

Then, Tristan patted Mango's head. After that, he left the room swiftly before Nathaniel could get mad at him.

On the other hand, Nathaniel looked as if he wanted to feed Tristan with the poison that the latter had given Mango, but Mango was a little depressed.

Who the hell was Tristan?

How could he treat her like a child?