The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 86

"Mango! Mango, I'm here!"

Nathaniel quickly stepped forward and hugged Mango tightly, but she was still crying and shouting, and she even kicked and punched Nathaniel.

"Nathaniel, you are so cruel! This is our child! How can you do this to me?"

Mango's tears poured out like a released flood and it instantly soaked Nathaniel's clothes.

"Mango, open your eyes and look at me. You're dreaming! Wake up!"

"No! It hurts! It really hurts! The fire is burning on me! Who can save me and my child?"

Mango pushed Nathaniel away and hugged herself tightly, but her hands subconsciously covered her belly, just like what happened five years ago when the big fire started.

Nathaniel's heart was suddenly torn apart.

Five years ago, he didn't see what Mango had experienced in that big fire with his own eyes, but now as he looked at this scene, he felt as if his heart had been ripped apart.

Was there anyone trying to save her when she was struggling in the big fire five years ago?

Where was Newell?

At that time, he was his most capable bodyguard and assistant. He specifically sent him to protect Mango. How could he let Mango experience all of this?

Nathaniel was about to step forward when he heard a childish voice.

"Why are you here?"

Nathaniel looked back slightly and saw Zion's sleepy eyes immediately become alert the moment he saw him.

"Zion, your mommy..."

Before Nathaniel finished his words, he saw Zion quickly jump out of bed. Before he could put on his shoes, he ran directly to Mango's side and gently held her hand. He put her hand on his face and whispered, "Mommy, I'm fine. I'm Zion, your son Zion. Don't be afraid. The fire has passed, and I'm still alive. Mommy, don't be afraid."

After that, Zion stretched out his arms and hugged Mango tightly.

Although small as he was, his small arm seemed to have possessed infinite power, which strangely comforted Mango.

Mango gradually calmed down from the thrill, but she still didn't wake up. She just hugged Zion tightly and kept shouting Zion's name.

Zion stretched out one of his arms and patted Mango's back gently, just like the way Mango coaxed Zion when he was a child.

Nathaniel's eyes suddenly turned red.

He could tell from this situation that it was not the first time for Zion to do this. Looking at his son's little body and how he was comforting Mango so proficiently, Nathaniel's tears was swirling in his eyes.

"Has your mommy always been like this in the past few years?"

"Shh—"

Zion put his index finger to his mouth, indicating that Nathaniel should stop talking.

When Nathaniel first entered the room, he could still feel the warmth and happiness that filled in this room, but at this moment, he felt unbearably depressed, as if the enormous pressure was pouring on him from all directions and almost smashed him.

He had never seen Mango when she was asleep before, but now seeing her like this, he felt so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.

This was his wife, the woman he loved deeply!

However, he made her suffer all the pain alone, for five years!

The person who had been with her for the past five years turned out to be a four-year-old child!

What kind of husband was he?

What kind of father was he?

Nathaniel blamed himself while Zion had completely calmed Mango down.

He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Nathaniel. He said in a low voice, "Can you help me carry mommy to bed? The ground here is very damp and I'm afraid that mommy can't stand it." Nathaniel quickly got up and carefully carried Mango onto the bed.

He wanted to turn on the light, but Zion stopped him.

"Mommy is afraid of the light, and she is also afraid of the fire. At night, she normally doesn't turn on the light. If it wasn't for drawing the design manuscript, she wouldn't have stayed up late."

Nathaniel's heart ached again.

Those who had been burned by the fire were all afraid of light and fire.

She used to be such an outgoing woman, how could she only live in the dark now?

Nathaniel's heart unbearably and he gently pulled over the quilt to cover Mango.

Zion had put on his shoes sensibly and also put on his clothes.

"Let's go out to talk. Don't disrupt mommy. She sleeps very light."

After listening to Zion's words, Nathaniel took a look at his sensible son again. He took off his coat and put it on Zion's body, then he picked him up.

Zion didn't struggle either. He let Nathaniel carry him out of the room and then go into the helicopter cabin. NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

The temperature in the cabin was just right, and it wasn't too cold.

Zion put Nathaniel's clothes aside and looked at him, he said word by word, "How did you enter my mommy's room? My mommy always has the habit of locking the door."

"Zion, there's something I have to make it clear to you!"

Looking at such a sensible son, Nathaniel only felt distressed for whatever reason. He had planned to give Zion some time to adjust, but he couldn't wait any longer.

He couldn't stand his wife and son to look at himself as a stranger.

Zion seemed to know what he was going to say. He sneered and said, "Do you want to tell me that you are my daddy?"

Nathaniel was instantly stunned.

"You know this already?"

"Why wouldn't I? Although Mommy doesn't want me to find out, and although my godfather doesn't want me to find out either, since I was sensible, Mommy has been searching for your news and paying attention to your situation, besides, we look so similar, who would believe that we are not related?"

Zion sat there like a little adult, but his eyes were gleaming with the kind of wisdom that was beyond his age.

After the initial surprise, Nathaniel suddenly let out a relieved smile.

This was his son!

He inherited his genes!

In addition, he was a genius!

So he didn't even need to make everything so clear, did he? "Since you already know, then what happened in the bathroom in the airport..."

"I did it on purpose! You made my mommy suffer for so long. Why can you jsut live so smoothly and be all carefree? The video was also released by me. Five years ago, where were you when my mommy almost died in the fire? Did you come out and clarify when my mommy was slandered for eloping with another man on the Internet? My mommy was pregnant with me at that time, did you still remember that she was your wife and I was your child? Since you could abandon us so ruthlessly five years ago, why do we have to listen to you now that you want to reunite with me and my mommy? Who do you think you are?"

There wasn't any emotional ups and downs in Zion's voice, but each word he said was heart- wrenching.

Nathaniel looked at the anger and hatred in his son's eyes and suddenly felt as if he had missed something.

"Zion, you're still young. What happened five years ago wasn't like what you think."

"What was it like then? Didn't you send mommy away for some other woman? Didn't you know that mommy was pregnant when you sent her away? Do you dare to say that the woman who you took to the Ye Family wasn't pregnant with the child of the Ye Family?"

Zion asked three questions in a row, which made Nathaniel speechless.

"Yes, but at that time, I was just trying to separate your mommy and Macy. I was afraid that there would be a conflict between them. I was doing this for your mommy's good."

"Stop sugarcoating for yourself. Although Mommy never said anything about you before me, you were already dead to me when you decided to abandon me and mommy. My name is Zion, I'm the child of Mango! If Mommy doesn't forgive you, don't you ever think that I will recognize you. And if you dare to bully Mommy, I will definitely not let you go. Even if you send me to prison, I will not compromise."

After Zion finished speaking word by word, he jumped off the chair directly and walked out of the cabin.

Nathaniel grabbed his arm immediately.

"Son..."

Zion paused slightly, and his eyes, which looked very similar to Nathaniel's, suddenly flashed, as if there was some crystal liquid flashing.

He quickly raised his head, shook off Nathaniel, and ran out with large strides.

Nathaniel wanted to chase after him, but he stopped in the end.

Even his son refused to forgive him, then was Mango also blaming him still?

She blamed him for sending her away when he obviously knew that she was pregnant.

Nathaniel felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt so suppressed as if he had a big rock stuck in his heart, and he couldn't even get it out.

He went out of the cabin and watched Zion go back to Mango's room and lock the door. He knew that he wouldn't have another chance to go back to that room tonight and watch his wife and son.

Sitting on a stone bench nearby, Nathaniel irritably took out his cigarette. Just as he was about to light it, Zack, who had arrived unnoticed, snatched it away.

"Mr. Ye, your lungs are not good, so you'd better stop."

Nathaniel smiled bitterly.

In the past, it was Mango who kept reminding him not to drink too much and to watch his health. Now, that woman would never care this much about him.

Nathaniel sighed and said, "Zack, how's your relationship with your wife?"

Zack was slightly stunned and said with a bitter smile, "We got divorced."

"Divorced? Why?"

Nathaniel had never heard of Zack talking about his family affairs. He always thought that he was living a happy life. When he heard from him out of nowhere that he was divorced, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Zack said with a bitter smile, "No woman can bear to be with a man who doesn't come home every day. She said that she can't stand the loneliness and asked me to let her go. I agreed. We have been divorced for several years, she has the child custody. Anyway, it's better for the child to live with the mother. I also wanted to ask for the child custody, but what can I do for the child? When my wife was risking her life in the delivery room. I was on a mission in the army. When my daughter was born, I was on a mission in the army. My daughter was already three years old by the time I came back home and she couldn't even recognize her own father. My wife had been supporting everything for the family. Since the child was her everything, then I let her have her. Sometimes women go through more hardship than men. We just need to be loyal to the country. But a woman needs to take care of a family, and they sacrifice much more than us."

Hearing Zack's words, Nathaniel felt even more upset.

Zack divorced his wife because he was serving in the army. Then what about him? He married Mango after his retirement from the army. What had he done for Mango in those three years?

Nathaniel suddenly couldn't think of anything that could give him enough courage to talk about child custody in front of Mango.