Nathaniel arrived a little earlier than Walter.
When he saw Mango crouching beside the toilet bowl in the bathroom, he hurried forward.
"What happened?"
"The mirror."
Mango was gasping for breath shakily.
Nathaniel looked quickly towards the mirror and saw that blood-red words were written on it, telling them not to meddle in other people's business.
As he ran towards the room, Walter entered and saw those words.
"Who dares to sneak into The Ye's Mansion?"
Walter's words immediately reminded Nathaniel.
He was currently in charge of The Ye's Mansion. There shouldn't be any new people coming in.
"Butler, tell everyone to gather in the living room."
At that moment, Nathaniel's voice was as cold as ice.
He didn't care about himself at all, but there was no way he could forgive someone who scared Mango like this.
Mango was shocked at first. However, when she saw that the words were written with her lipstick, she quickly got up to wipe them away.
"What are you doing?"
Nathaniel was a little confused by Mango's actions.
Mango said in a low voice, "I've already taken a picture of it, so we should wipe it off quickly. We can't let the kids see them as they would be afraid."
While she was saying this, Rita and Wisdom had already walked into the room.
"Daddy, mommy, what's wrong? What happened?"
Wisdom looked at Mango with worry written all over his face.
"Mommy, why were you shouting just now? Did you see a rat?"
Rita rubbed her eyes, it was obvious that she was still half-asleep.
The children were all here, so Nathaniel didn't dare say anything.
However, Mango smiled and said, "Everything's fine. I saw a cockroach, but your dad already killed it."
Her face was pale, but she wore a smile that seemed as bright as the sun.
"Mommy, you're so timid. It's just a cockroach.
What's there to be afraid of? I can kill one myself!" Rita looked extremely proud of herself.
"Rita is so brave! Wisdom, can you take your sister outside? Daddy and Uncle Song need to clean up the bathroom."
Mango said to Wisdom with a smile.
Wisdom frowned and glanced at Mango. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with his mother, he nodded his head and left with Rita.
When he reached the door, he turned around and said softly, "Mommy, they have all gathered in the living room."
These words immediately made Mango feel as if she couldn't hide anything from Wisdom.
"I see. Thank you, Wisdom."
Meanwhile, Nathaniel's face had a darkened expression this whole time.
Not long after, they went downstairs and looked at the servants standing in front of them. Nathaniel asked coldly, "Is everyone here?"
"Everyone except for Kash, he went out to buy some gardening tools and hasn't returned yet. The rest are here."
After hearing the butler's words, Mango gave each servant a piece of paper and said, " Every one of you, write the words "meddle in other people's business on the paper and hand it in. If anyone writes it badly on purpose, you'll be punished heavily."
Since Mango had spoken up and she had seemed to be repulsed, Nathaniel and Walter stood aside and watched the servants write on their paper silently.
It didn't take long for them to finish writing.
Mango examined all of their handwriting closely, but none of them matched the handwriting on the mirror.
"When will Kash be back? Go out and look for him, or phone him and tell him to come back now."
As she was speaking, the butler quickly said, "Madam, Kash has returned."
"Bring him over and ask him to write those words too."
Everyone was puzzled by Mango's actions, but Mango hadn't planned to explain anything.
Soon, Kash was brought in.
This was a man who looked honest and sincere.
He wrote the words according to Mango's instructions.
Mango examined closely once more, but his handwriting didn't match either.
"Well?"
Mango shook her head at Nathaniel.
"All of you can leave now. Go back to work."
Nathaniel dismissed them.
"That's weird. No one would be able to sneak in as the Ye family is no ordinary family. Moreover, our bodyguards were selected carefully from thousands of candidates, and nobody could enter our bedroom freely like that. But now, there is writing in our bedroom, which means that it must be someone from the inside. We have checked everyone's handwriting and found nothing, how could this be?"
Mango tried to analyze the situation, but she couldn't seem to work her way around it.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel and Walter had grim looks on their faces.
"I'm sorry that I dragged you into this mess."
She looked at the living room and felt an eerie feeling creep up inside her. This feeling made her want to seek Nathaniel for safety.
"Where is Nathan?"
"He's your husband, why are you asking me? How would I know? By the way, didn't you invite me to dinner tonight? Why don't you let the servants cook?"
Walter touched his stomach as he said.
Mango shook her head at this and asked the butler to arrange for someone to cook dinner. Then, she went to find Nathaniel herself.
"Hey, if you're going to find Nathaniel, then what am I supposed to do?"
"Stay here."
Mango was not overly polite to Walter and she walked through the front door after saying this.
There was a wine cellar outside The Ye's Mansion. Nathaniel was about to enter when he was stopped by Mango.
"Nathan."
"Why did you come outside? I've told you. I'll investigate this matter. Go inside and accompany Walter. It's cold outside and you're wearing so little. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
Nathaniel took off his coat and put it around Mango while he nagged.
Mango said with a smile, "You don't have to rush. Let's go back in first. Walter is our guest after all, and he's having dinner at our house tonight. It's already impolite of us to have made a scene just now. If the host is absent for dinner, others will gossip about it."
"Who dares to gossip about us? I'll pull out their tongue."
Nathaniel said in an aggressive but cold tone.
Mango chuckled and said, "Why are you being so brutal right now? You're scaring me." "Oh, so you're afraid now? Then, stay with me and don't go anywhere. To be honest, I am really afraid for your safety after tonight's events. Mango, listen to me. After dinner, you and the children will go live in the villa. At least Sisi and the others are there with you. When I settle everything, I will pick you up."
Hearing his tone, it was obvious that Nathaniel was genuinely afraid right now.
Then, he pulled Mango close and hugged her tightly, afraid that something would happen to her again.
Mango knew about Nathaniel's concerns well.
She said softly, "I want to go back to the Hans family home and stay there for a few days."
"Why?"
Nathaniel didn't quite understand what Mango was thinking.
Mango said in a low voice, "I have a bad feeling that Isla is still alive. If that's the case, she would probably have arranged some people inside The Ye's Mansion and the villa already. The only place that could make me feel safe right now is the Hans family. Both of my uncles are there, so even if Isla is still alive, she wouldn't dare extend her hands to the Hans family. To be honest, Nathan, I'm scared. She has dealt me a great blow, and I'm even more worried about our children. Wisdom was hurt last time, and this time, I don't want our little babies getting hurt too."
As she said this, Nathaniel saw tears threatening to well up in Mango's eyes, but she tried her best to hold it in.
Nathaniel's heart was boiling in agony, torturing him slowly.
He couldn't protect the woman he loved the most, and his kids whom he also loved. As a husband and father, he had failed.
"Okay, I'll take you there after dinner. I'll call your uncles first."
As he said that, Nathaniel took out his phone and dialed the number.
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