The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 371

Despite how tumultuous and restless it was outside, Queena and Mango rested peacefully under Nathaniel's watchful eye.

Mango woke up the next day as the sunshine shone through the windows.

She looked at the coat draped over her and realised that it was Nathaniel's. Then, she felt rather annoyed because she dozed off the night before.

She knew that she had insomnia, but somehow she had fallen asleep. Hence, this aroused some suspicion in her, but she didn't have time to clarify it.

After she left the room, she found Nathaniel dabbing Queena's face gently with a cloth.

He treated Queena dutifully as if she were his own mother, and that moved Mango deeply.

"Let me do it."

Then, Mango immediately took the cloth from him.

This was not what a man should do!

However, Nathaniel replied softly, "Go and wash up. I'm afraid that you wouldn't have the time to do that if someone comes to visit."

Mango knew very well who he was talking about. She planned on ignoring the whole affair at first, but then she realised that this was a hospital, and Queena was still in a coma. Hence, it would be best if she didn't stir things up.

Then, Mango went to the bathroom to wash up and Madam Hans had arrived by the time she was done.

There was an obvious expression of anger on Madam Hans' face when she saw Mango, but she did not lash out immediately.

This caused Mango to be somewhat surprised.

"I heard that you kicked Andrea out of the ward yesterday night?"

Madam Hans tried her best to suppress her own emotions as she questioned Mango.

Then, Mango replied in a completely flippant tone, "Yes, I did!"

"Don't you know that she's still unwell? Can't you have talked things out properly with her?"

Thus, Madam Hans tried her best to hold in her anger as Mango was her biological granddaughter.

However, her tone of voice was still a bit harsh.

Hence, Mango's previously softened expression hardened once more.

"If you feel like I've been unpleasant to Andrea, then you'd better keep a leash on her so that I won't hurt her next time."

These words caused Madam Hans' expression to darken.

"Grandma, it's all my fault. Don't blame Mango. I just wanted to see my mother. Even if she doesn't care about my life, I can't do the same to her, right?"

No one knew when Andrea had entered the room, but she piped up when Mango spoke.

Thus, Madam Hans' heart ached when she saw Andrea's pity act.

"Andrea, I'm so glad that you don't blame your mother even after all that. Queena was just confused for a moment there, so don't take it to heart."

"I won't, grandma. I know that it hasn't been easy for my mom. She didn't have a choice as Mango refused to forgive her."

Then, Andrea's words brought the center of attention back to Mango.

Honestly, Mango felt that Andrea must have been some sort of relentless pest in her past life.

Then, Mango sneered and said, "Was that kick not enough for you? Would you like another?"

On the other hand, Andrea acted so afraid and she hid behind Madam Hans. Next, she replied in a pitiful tone, "Don't be like this, Mango. I have no other intentions."

"Get lost!"

This time, Mango didn't even bother trying to be nice to her.

When Madam Hans noticed Mango acting like this, she felt that Mango was far too domineering and she became angry.

"Mango, you can't just throw your power around even if you're the eldest daughter of the Hans Family and the mistress of the Ye Family. Look at how afraid Andrea is right now. As her older sister, can't you treat her better?"

After that, Mango's gaze became chilly as she looked at Madam Hans.

The older woman suddenly felt unfamiliar with the look in Mango's eyes.

She still remembered how kindly Mango treated her when she was admitted to the hospital because of her stroke. At the time, Mango was extremely concerned about her, and the look in her eyes wasgenuuine.

So, how did the two of them end up like this?

Then, Madam Hans' tone softened.

"Oh, my dear Mango..."

"I have no desire of being the Hans Family's granddaughter, so don't keep forcing me to do that. Truth be told, I can very well kick you out for causing such a fuss. Please don't make me do that. If you think that I'm a pain in the a*s, then please take Andrea and leave. It would be better for all of us if we don't see one another."

Hence, Mango directly interrupted Madam Hans as she didn't want to hear what the old lady had to say. The more she listened to Madam Hans, the more upset she became.

Madam Hans then became riled up once more.

Over the years, people have held the members of the Hans Family in high regard. So, no one has ever spoken to her that way before.

Mango was her granddaughter, but she was extremely unfilial and Madam Hans was furious with Mango's rudeness.

Then, Terrance quickly grabbed Madam Hans' hand and said, "Mom, it's better if you leave."

"Why are you asking me to leave when she's speaking to me like this?"

In fact, Madam Hans felt as if her own son had changed as well. Why was he not defending her?

"No, my heart is broken instead. There's nothing to be angry about, in fact I just don't want to see them. Out of sight, out of mind."

Next, Mango walked up to Queena and used a cloth to dab at her mother's face.

Her actions were methodical and careful, which caused Nathaniel much distress.

It seemed that he couldn't allow Andrea to stay in Ocean City any longer. Alas, Madam Hans refused to leave Andrea's side after the previous kidnapping incident and brought her everywhere she went, which prevented Nathaniel from doing anything at all.

Then, Mango spoke softly as if she knew what Nathaniel was thinking.

"You don't have to do anything to Andrea on my behalf. Karma will come for her one day, and it's not like I can't defend myself. Don't worry about me."

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was surprised at Mango's words before he smiled and said, "You really do understand me."

"I don't think it's worth getting a lawsuit over a person like her. However, it's a different story when it comes to me. There are plenty of ways a woman can fight back, so don't worry. Honestly, my only wish is for my mother to wake up and not blame me."

"I don't think she will. There isn't any mother in the world who would poison their child, but Minister Xiao did it to Andrea. Hence, I think that she might have done that because she was too disappointed with Andrea. Of course, she could have done it for you as well."

Then, Nathaniel's words made Mango pause.

"She did do it for me. Sometimes I can't understand what's going through her head. Even if she did love me that much, why did she have to express it in such an extreme fashion?"

Then, Mango looked over at her mother, who was still unconscious, and wished that Queena would wake up and answer her.

Alas, the older woman remained unconscious.

Mango and Nathaniel stayed by Queena's side for three days.

Andrea indeed came to kick up a fuss over the span of those three days, but Terrance always fended her off.

On the other hand, Madam Hans stood steadfastly on Andrea's side as she felt that Mango was far too overbearing. However, Mango couldn't be bothered to care about her. Instead, she completely ignored Madam Hans, which pissed off the old lady greatly.

When Madam Ye heard that Mango was with Queena after the incident, she had Nanny Huang prepare some delicious food to be sent to the hospital.

Hence, Madam Hans felt uncomfortable when she saw how kindly Madam Ye treated Mango.

Mango was her granddaughter!

In fact, she wanted to speak to Mango, but Mango never gave her an opportunity to get a word in.

Thus, the two of them were stuck in a stalemate.

In the meantime, Andrea had successfully pissed Terrance off by trying to challenge him at every turn. Hence, he had someone tie her to bed on the basis that he wanted her to recover, but honestly, he just wanted her to shut up.

After that, Andrea went and complained to Madam Hans about it. When the old lady tried to defend her, Terrance just sent her home instead and hired a nurse to look after Madam Hans.

The hospital finally returned to a peaceful silence.

Then, Queena woke up just as Mango let out a sigh of relief.