The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 1816

Wisdom gave Zion the spoon in his hand as he gazed at him. He humbly stated, "Do it. I'm sure you can murder me even with this spoon."

"You are my brother!"

Zion was depressed and tried to restrain his emotions. However, his outraged yell showed how helpless and powerless he felt. Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

Wisdom suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

He shifted his gaze outside and looked at the weather. Even though the sun was shining brightly, he felt depressed.

Zion was overprotective of his family. In fact, everyone in the family wanted to offer him the best because he wasn't Nathaniel and Mango's biological son.

But what did Wisdom do?

Wisdom looked down upon himself.

"I'll track down Evangeline's kidney and deliver it over as quickly as possible. I promise that her surgery won't be delayed."

Zion nibbled his lower lip and said, "I've always believed in your abilities and connections. However, you know that isn't what I want to hear from you."

"Do you want to know something about me and Maren?"

Wisdom said this on purpose so that Zion understood that he had seen through his ruse.

Zion didn't disguise his rage because they grew up together and were well aware of each other's personalities. He nodded directly as he heard Wisdom's comments.

"Yes, I'm interested to know. What does Maren mean to you? Aren't you together with Kate? You like her, right? But did you just betray your family to help out Maren? Does this imply that you like her instead?"

Wisdom expressed his dissatisfaction with the remark by shaking his head. He tried to numb himself with cigarettes but couldn't get rid of the noxious odour. Hence, he decided to take some gum out of his pocket and chew it slowly.

Zion didn't rush him.

Perhaps he needed some silence.

He believed that Wisdom would say something when the latter asked him out, but he couldn't force him to do that.

Wisdom finally calmed down after eating three pieces of chewing gum in a row.

He whispered, "Maren and I have no feelings for each other. It's just that she saved my life, and I owe her a favour."

"Wisdom, you are a doctor. What do you mean by saying that she said your life?"

Zion felt that Wisdom had not been totally honest with him.

Well, he had spent all of his life in a military region, and he had only thought about safeguarding the country. He had never been concerned about his family before. Hence, he blamed himself and felt guilty when he heard what Wisdom had said.

Wisdom said with a wave of his hand, "Don't overthink things. I was not in any immediate danger. After all, you're in more danger whenever you undertake missions in the military region. I travelled to Swovenia to volunteer, but I was attacked by terrorists. A terrorist was injured at the moment, and they had been on the lookout for a doctor who could help them. They caught me because they knew I was a doctor."

Wisdom paused for a moment, as if he didn't want to recall the scenario at the time. However, he was forced to and it made him uneasy.

Zion knew about this.

Although terrorists would keep hostages, doctors would be the best captives if one of the terrorists were injured during that time.

Moreover, Wisdom had also suffered from terrorist attacks on several occasions during his visit to Swovenia. Back then, he was younger, and he could not resist when confronted with such a situation. However, he was an adult now, and he was highly capable of defending himself. If he had been kidnapped now, this meant that he had done this on purpose.

"Why did you get caught?"

Wisdom was taken aback for a second before responding, "A child was kidnapped and harmed. If I didn't go there, the child would have died."

This was Wisdom's personality indeed!

He would allow the terrorists to kidnap him for the benefit of a patient. Also, he probably believed he could get away at the time.

"You didn't manage to escape in the end?"

"No."

Wisdom would never forget the humiliation he had suffered during that time.

His eyes darkened as he whispered, "They used an electric shock to knock me out after I treated their accomplices. When I awoke, I was imprisoned in an iron cage. It was an abandoned factory with a large number of hostages. There were a lot of gunshots being fired outside. I wanted to find a way to save myself, but a pregnant woman was due to give birth at the time, and the other party refused to allow her to go to the hospital. Therefore, I couldn't do anything but assist the pregnant mother in giving birth. There was a terrorist who wanted to shoot me. If I had stayed hidden at that time, the pregnant woman and the kid in her womb would have died. Therefore, I protected them up front."

Wisdom took a breath and paused as he said this. It was as if he didn't want to continue. However, after a brief pause, he said, "I was afraid I would be hurt or killed, but Maren stepped in and blocked the shot for me. The bullet hit her in the chest. She would have died on the spot if her heart wasn't a few millimetres away."

Zion finally understood what Wisdom meant by him owing her a life.

But now it seemed that no one knew whether Maren did this on purpose or not.

"Was Maren a hostage at that time?"

"Yes, she was locked up with us. When her life was in danger, the other party showed no concern for her life or death. It was awful."

At the time, Wisdom recalled the scene back then. He made sure he didn't miss out any details before telling Zion.

Zion asked, "Did she tell you in advance that she wanted to steal the kidney?"

"That's impossible! I would not have allowed her touch the kidney supply if she had notified me ahead of time. When I heard the gunshots, I was worried about mishaps, so I went outside to investigate. The kidney had been stolen when I returned. Maren approached me at that time and asked me for my help by requesting that I let her go. Thus, I could only agree."

After Wisdom finished speaking, Zion fell silent.

He knew that Wisdom was hiding something from him.

He could already repay Maren for saving his life by just letting her go. However, why did he allow her to take the kidney away?

Although Wisdom's explanation was a little far-fetched, Zion didn't ask further.

Since Wisdom didn't intend to say it, he naturally didn't want to force him. However, he was still unconvinced.

Zion stirred the coffee in front of him and didn't say anything else. The atmosphere became tense again.

Wisdom chose to remain silent as he looked at Zion's expression. Then, he asked softly, "Do you not even want to drink coffee with me now?"

"No, I just don't have an appetite."

Although Zion said so, he still picked up the coffee and took a sip.

The bitter taste lingered in his mouth, much like his current mood.

Wisdom remained silent and sipped the coffee slowly. Meanwhile, Zion didn't have a choice but to comply. Suddenly, he felt as if he was about to faint and gazed at Wisdom with bewilderment.

"Wisdom, you..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt everything before his eyes go dark, and he fainted.