The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango's ears perked up when she heard Queena's words.

"Aunt Xiao, do you really know Dennis? It means you know the Hans family then?"

However, Queena did not say anything else. Instead, she put down her chopsticks before she said in a low tone, "Take your time. I'll head upstairs first."

"Aunt Xiao..."

Mango felt that she might have been rude when she saw Queena acting like this. However, it seemed that Queena really had a connection with the Hans family.

Then if she and Dennis's girlfriend were sisters, did she know what happened to the illegitimate child of the Hans family?

In fact, that was the only thing that Madam Hans was concerned about these days. Hence, it would be great if she found out the truth, but that depended on whether Queena was willing to talk about it. However, with Queena's current state, it was obvious that she did not want to reveal it.

Mango felt that she should not have asked Queena so directly just now.

She looked at the food on the table and she found that it was barely eaten. Ah, it was all her fault.

Because of that, Mango no longer had the desire to Next, she cleared away the food before she cleaned up the kitchen.

Now that Queena had locked herself in the room, and Mango had nothing else to do. Furthermore, Mango could not leave the house because it would be disastrous if someone discovered her here. Not only would she implicate Queena if that happened, but Nathaniel as well.

Then, Mango looked at the empty house and she felt a little lonely.

No wonder there was always a trace of sadness in Queena's paintings. Mango reckoned that anyone would be lonely if they lived in a house like this for a long period of time.

Mango went to the tea-table to inspect her design drafts. Honestly, it seemed that this was the only thing she could do now.

She sat down again and began to draw.

Earlier, the Tang family had taken back the sole rights to the joint car development between themselves and the Ye family, but the Ye family had gained nothing. Since she was now the madam of the Ye family as well as Nathaniel's wife, it would be a good idea to design some car-patterns for their company.

After that, Mango put all her energy into creating her designs.

After some time, Queena came out of the room.

Queena felt as if she was looking at her past self when she saw Mango's diligent expression. In fact, she used to struggle a lot and she worked very hard to make a better living through painting. However, she did not expect to lose her lover after she successfully changed her life.

As Queena leaned against the stairs, her vision blurred as tears welled up in her eyes.

Dennis!

As she looked back, it had been more than 20 years since then. When Queena heard Dennis's name again, she thought she could be calm but she did not expect that her heart still hurt so much.

When Dennis left back then, he had been so decisive about it. Furthermore, he did not even have the opportunity to tell her about his decision personally. Then, he joined the military without looking back and Queena never saw him again.

Nearly 30 years had passed since then and Dennis had already died a long time ago, but Queena was still heartbroken when she heard his name. Why did it turn out like this?

Then, Queena's mind was complicated as she looked at Mango, who was still drawing.

This girl was connected to the Hans family, and she even had a good relationship with them. So, should Queena continue to let her stay in the villa?

Queena's emotions started to unravel uncomfortably before she finally sighed and left the villa.

Meanwhile, Mango did not aware that Queena had left since she was very focused on her designs. Then, she realized it was noon after she finished her designs.

In fact, Mango was rather hungry. Hence, she went to the kitchen to make some food before she went to invite Queena downstairs to dine together. Only then did she realize that Queena was not at home. Mango didn't even know when Queena had left.

With that, Mango felt that she might have really hurt Queena earlier.

Why had she suddenly asked that question?

Nevertheless, it didn't feel right to Mango either if she kept the question to herself.

After that, Mango portioned away some food for Queena before she went back to modify her designs.

The day passed quickly. However, Mango didn't know where to find Queena because she had not returned yet. So, she put some finishing touches on her design drafts before she used a fax machine to send it over to the HY Group's design department.

The design department would only implement it after they received Nathaniel's approval. After that, they would put it into production as well as applying for a patent.

Then, Mango called Nathaniel and told him about Queena. At first, Nathaniel was a little surprised but he told her not to act rashly and they would discuss it further after they went home.

"Even if I wanted to act rashly, I can't. Aunt Xiao's went out and she hasn't come back yet."

Truth be told, Mango was a little annoyed. On the other hand, Nathaniel said worriedly, "She won't reveal your location, will she?"

"That's impossible because there's no reason for her to do that. In fact, I think that she's very kind and she reminds me of my mother. Speaking of this, I don't know if my mom's arrived home yet."

As he heard Mango's words, Nathaniel replied in a low voice, "They're already home. Terrance called me earlier and he told me that everyone's arrived at Ocean City and they're under his protection now." "Doesn't Nanny Zhang live with the Hans family? Wouldn't it be a problem if she saw your mom?"

Only now did Mango think of this issue.

"Nanny Zhang's run away," Nathaniel replied.

"What?"

"Terrance told me that Nanny Zhang fled on the second day after we left the homeland and no one knows where she is. However, the Ye family is in a mess right now, and several directors of the company seem restless. So, we have to hurry back after dealing with this issue as soon as possible, otherwise, the Ye family will really be in deep sh*t."

At the same time, Nathaniel felt immense pressure as several bad things happened the same time. However, he suspected that Abyss was the mastermind behind all this.

Mango was very anxious but she could not do anything about it right now.

"D*mn it, if I still had my identity, then it wouldn't be pointless for me to go back." "It's okay and I'll handle it. Don't worry."

Nathaniel comforted Mango.

Afterward, the two of them shared a few more loving words before Mango hung up.

She waited until midnight but Queena did not return. Then, Mango became so sleepy that she slowly fell asleep on the couch.

When she woke up the next day, she was surprised to find herself on the couch. After that, Mango hurriedly checked Queena's room, but it seemed that the woman had not returned at all last night. Queena would not have left the villa just because Mango offended her, did she?

Was it because Mango said something about the Hans family?

Was Queena offended just because she brought up Dennis's name?

Was it true that Queena had a connection to the Hans family and Dennis?

At this, Mango was extremely mind-boggled but she still could not find a suitable explanation for all this.

Thus, she had nothing else to do except sitting back down on the couch to brainstorm new car designs.

Other than this, she had nothing else to keep herself occupied.

On another note, Rita should be fine with Madam Ye and the Shen family by her side. Furthermore, it was inconvenient for Mango to call Rita right now.

To make matters worse, she could not leave the house either. So, what else could she do except design?

Mango felt so frustrated as she was tied up and trapped inside. Frankly, it was boring her to death.

Most importantly, Nathaniel must be very anxious right now. Alas, Mango could not do anything to help him.

Mango had already stayed at Queena's home for two days, but Nathaniel hadn't solved the issue of the worker's death yet. The other party had refused to settle out of court and they insisted on filing a lawsuit against the HY Group.

If the lawsuit was successful, it was possible for it to drag on for a year and a half. Furthermore, Nathaniel could not leave the United States during this period of time.

Now, the Ye Family was very turbulent and at this rate, they wouldn't last for even a month, let alone a year and a half.

As she thought of this, Mango was very anxious. Unfortunately, she could not go anywhere at the moment for fear of being arrested.

Abyss was simply too despicable!

Truly, she had never hated a person so much until now. The funny thing was that this person used to be her savior.

With this, Mango found it hard to calm her emotions down. Flence, she was not satisfied with all of her drawings.

Furthermore, she was about to go insane as she stayed alone in this enormous villa. Then, Mango's spirits lifted when she heard the sounds of a car coming up the driveway.

Was Aunt Xiao back?

Then, she quickly packed up her drawings before she got up and ran out. However, she was stunned when she saw the occupant of the car.

"What are you doing here?"

Andrea looked surprised at Mango's unexpected presence at the villa.

At the same time, Mango did not expect Andrea to come to the villa.

Didn't Queena say that very few people came here?

If so, why did Mango happen to meet Andrea so coincidentally?

Nevertheless, this was Andrea's mother's home. So, Mango couldn't really object to Andrea's presence.

Mango paused for a moment before she said, "I met Aunt Xiao a few days ago and we got along pretty well. So, she let me stay here for a few days."

Andrea was perplexed when she heard Mango's explanation.

"Do you know my mother? Mango, are you secretly staying at my mother's house without my knowledge?"

"If you don't believe me, you can call Aunt Xiao."

Mango said that confidently even she didn't have Queena's number. Surely Andrea must have her mother's number though.

"Do you really think I won't call her?" Andrea quickly whipped out her phone and she immediately called Queena.

"Mom, there's a woman at your house. Did you let her stay here?"

Andrea's question made Mango slightly embarrassed.

Alas, what explanation could Mango offer now?

On the other end of the call, Queena paused for a moment before she said, "Yes, she's my guest. Do be polite to her, will you?"

"But mom, you've never let an outsider stay here. Even I can't stay here! What's so special about her that you let her stay at your house?" Andrea felt rather knocked off-kilter at her mother's response.

This time, it was Mango who turned to be surprised. What did Andrea mean when she said that she was not allowed to stay in the villa?

Weren't they mother and daughter?

If so, then why would they live separately?

Before Mango could figure it out, Andrea glared hatefully at Mango.

"Mom, when will you be back? I'm waiting for you at your house."

There was a coy tone in Andrea's voice as she spoke.

Mango did not know what Queena replied after that, but Andrea looked at Mango coldly after she hung up the phone. "I don't know why my mother likes you so much, but let me tell you, don't ever think about playing any tricks in front of my mom... If my mother finds out that I'm competing with you for Nathaniel's love, I'll never forgive you. You hear me?"

Mango had felt somewhat sorry for Andrea earlier, but her anger rose after Andrea said that.

"As I said earlier, Nathaniel is my husband. There are so many good men in the world, so can't you find someone else?"

"Nope! Of course, I know that he's your husband, but you're an illegal immigrant without a household registration or an identity! How can you still have the nerve to call Nathaniel your husband?"

Andrea's words stunned Mango.

How did Andrea find out about that?