The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 281

Sisi had stabbed Nathaniel quite viciously, and it caused Nathaniel to pass out shortly after he boarded the plane.

Meanwhile, Mango held on to Nathaniel's hand the whole time and she felt a heavy sense of distress as she felt his body temperature slowly drop.

Nathaniel had saved her again.

Why was she a burden to him every time?

If she was better at martial arts and more alert, then this wouldn't have happened right?

Mango had always said that she wanted to stand tall by Nathaniel's side and be worthy of him. However, it was always Nathaniel that bore the pain for her whenever she was in danger.

"Why am I so weak?” She thought.

Mango kept blaming herself internally.

Merle wanted to say something, but in the end, he refrained from that as he flew the plane as fast as possible towards Ocean City.

Furthermore, Zion was unusually quiet and it was very peculiar for a child like him.

Tears welled up in Zion' s eyes as he looked unblinkingly at Nathaniel and his worried expression as he tugged on Nathaniel's sleeve made Mango's heart ache.

Mango still remembered what Nathaniel said to her before he passed out.

All of this was for Rita.

But how could she leave him to die just for the sake of their daughter?

The plane soon arrived at the military hospital and they were already prepared to receive Nathaniel there.

Terrance felt troubled when he saw Mango and Madams Hans had initially wanted to speak with her, but Mango seemed unable to care about that at all.

She followed the stretcher into the hospital.

Queens stopped Madam Hans when she saw Mango like that.

"Let’s head home first, I'm afraid that Mango isn’t really in the mood to talk to us. The most important thing is for Nathaniel to be safe. As long as he's okay, I'll be relieved."

Although Madam Hans was quite reluctant, she didn' t say anything else. Furthermore, she was old and got tired easily.

Terrance stayed behind just in case, but then Merle handed Nanny Zhang and Sisi over to him.

"Mr. Hans, our madam told us that there might still be spies in the Ye Family, so I’m sorry to trouble you with them. I hope they won't escape this time."

"Don't worry about it.”

In fact, Terrance really wanted to stay to check on Mango as he was concerned that she wouldn't be able to cope with such a huge mental blow. However, Terrance didn’t intend to simply have other people handle Nanny Zhang and Sisi.

Thus, he returned to the Hans family mansion with Nanny Zhang and Sisi.

The hospital was quiet once more.

Mango became nervous when she saw the lights in the operating theatre turn on.

The required blood had been delivered in advance, but she didn't know how was Nathaniel’s situation inside the operating theater.

Mango paced back and forth as she felt her heart rate skyrocket.

The vision of Nathaniel standing in front of the knife meant for her kept flashing in her mind.

With a loud bang, Mango punched the wall hard, and that badly startled Zion.

"Mommy?"

Zion's tone was uneasy as he called out to his mother.

Only then did Mango seem to realize what she did.

“I'm fine, I’m just a little panicked."

Mango didn't want to speak to her son like this, but she couldn’t control her tone as her body trembled with fear.

The surgery lasted for a long time and the lights inside the operating theater stayed on the whole time.

Meanwhile, Mango didn’t know what was going on inside. The only thing she knew was that her heart was about to stop because of the stress.

At this moment, her cell phone rang.

"Mom!"

Mango noticed that Madam Ye’s number flashed on her phone.

She answered it quickly because she thought that Madam Ye was worried about Nathaniel.

However, Madam Ye said in a low voice, “Mango, I hope you can be strong enough to bear this piece of bad news.”

"Mom, please tell me about it.”

“Rita suddenly fell into a coma and all her bodily functions have started to fail. She has a constant high fever and the doctor says that she needs to have the surgery now. When are you and Nathan planning to return home?”

Madam Ye’s attention had been so fixated on Rita that she had no idea about what had happened to Nathaniel. Mango nearly dropped her phone as soon as she heard Madam Ye.

"Can't Rita wait any longer?"

"No she can’t, because she has a very high fever, and not even the medical drip can reduce her fever. Regardless of the situation, you and Nathan have to come back as soon as possible as the doctor said that Rita must have the surgery within the next two hours, if not I’m afraid Rita will...”

Madam Ye’ s words trailed off, but Mango understood what she meant. After so many years, Rita's body could not hold on any longer.

What now?

Nathaniel’s surgery was still ongoing and even if he managed to complete it now, he wouldn’t be able to perform surgery with Rita right away.

What should she do now?

Would Mango fail to protect both her husband and daughter?

She couldn't help but think of Sisi's maniacal laughter.

Sisi had sworn that she would cause trouble for every one of them and she would prevent them from reuniting!

Thus, Mango really wanted to head over to the Hans family mansion to kill Sisi even though doing so wouldn’t calm her emotions at all. Alas, Mango knew that she couldn't do anything right now.

The most hopeless feeling in the world is standing idly by as the person you loved most was spread on the operating table while your hands were tied.

If she could, Mango wished she could donate all her organs to Rita and sacrifice her life!

Alas, she was not a match to Rita's blood type!

Mango felt like she was about to go insane with anxiety.

Where were they going to find a match for Rita?

Furthermore, Madam Ye had told her that the doctor said Rita’s operation had to be done within the next two hours.

Two hours?

Mango wouldn't be able to come up with a perfect plan to solve everything even if she was given two days.

Merle repeated what he had just said.

Mango frowned slightly.

Right now, her problems were Nathaniel and Rita.

Nathaniel was currently receiving treatment so there would be a solution no matter what, but Rita’s situation was uncertain and it was skewed towards hopelessness.

Could that person be here for Rita?

Mango's heart rate increased and she asked quickly, "What does she look like?"

"She's young and rather pretty. She says she knows you, and that you'll recognize her once you see her."

Nevertheless, Merle was somewhat worried and he added, "Madam, do you need someone to escort you?"

"There's no need for that, I'll go and have a look!"

Mango gathered her emotions and suppressed them to avoid other people from seeing through her feelings at first glance.

Meanwhile, Zion's voice was uneasy when he said, "Mommy, how about I go with you?"

"You have to stay here and watch over your daddy, as we don't know when his surgery will be over. Mommy will be stepping out for just a moment and I' II be right back. Don’t worry, I'll be fine."

Mango stroked Zion's head and she felt that her son was far too mature for his age.

Either way, Zion was still a little worried.

Then, Merle muttered, "Why don't I go with you instead?"

"It’s fine. If this person wants to see me, I reckon that she wants to see me alone. I'll go on my own, but don't worry, I won't go too far away and I’ll definitely let you guys know of my whereabouts."

Mango knew that although Nanny Zhang and Sisi had been captured, there were still agents out there. Thus, Mango was not completely safe.

However, she couldn't worry about all that for the sake of curing Rita's illness.

Mango didn't even know who had come to see her, so how could she be on guard?

What if that person had come to negotiate terms in order to help them?

A myriad of thoughts raced through Mango's head.

Although Merle still wanted to say something,

Mango's determined expression made him give up.

"You and Zion should stay behind and watch over Nathan. If anything happens, call me."

Mango gave instructions to Merle as her eyes glanced at the operating theatre's lights.

"Very well, I understand."

Then, Merle nodded.

After that, Mango turned around and walked out of the hospital.

She had no idea who had come to look for her, but this person must be quite capable to be able to find her.

Mango mentally prepared herself as she walked out, but she was stunned when she saw her visitor.

How could it be her?