The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 192

Mango's face paled, but Wisdom could not understand what was said.

"Mommy, what is morphine?"

Wisdom asked softly. However, Mango covered her mouth and her body was trembling.

She could not cope when she heard the truth!

The doctor obviously understood how Nathaniel felt, and he did not blame him for his attitude. However, he spoke in a defeated tone, "Mr. Ye, I know you're distressed, but Miss Shen is extremely unwell. We need to let her body settle down first. She's in no condition for surgery, and it takes time to heal. I can't do anything more for her."

"You're a doctor and you tell me you can't do anything? She is only four years old! Her life has only begun!"

Nathaniel was devastated.

His tone was frigid, and the tense atmosphere unsettled the doctor greatly.

"Mr. Ye, I'm just a doctor. What I can do is to examine Miss Shen's condition and make a plan according to it. However, I still need you to sign off on this treatment plan!"

"Sign what? My daughter is only four years old! Do you want me to agree to use morphine on her? That's my daughter you're talking about!"

Nathaniel's eyes were red and they became wet with tears.

After that, Mango could not stand it anymore and she pushed open the door to the office.

"I won't allow it!"

Mango's voice was not loud, but it stunned the two men in the office.

"Mango? What are you doing here?"

Nathaniel was taken aback slightly.

With that, Wisdom felt that he might have done something wrong. Then, he quickly hid behind Mango. He looked at Nathaniel timidly and he said, "Is me who brought mommy here."

Nathaniel felt both stunned and relieved when he heard Wisdom call Mango "mommy". Next, he released the doctor and he went over to Mango.

"Are you all right?"

"What's going on with Rita? Tell me everything."

Mango looked at Nathaniel with tears in her eyes.

Right then, Nathaniel knew that she must have overheard them.

"Mango, there are some things I'd rather take care of."

In truth, Nathaniel did not want Mango to feel sad. Over the years, Mango's feelings for Abyss were complicated. Even if Nathaniel was jealous of that, he decided to put that aside for Mango's sake.

Mango's eyes were full to the brim with tears as she understood Nathaniel's good intentions. However, the more so, the more she wanted to know the "Tell me. I am Rita's mother and I have a right to know no matter what it is." Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

Mango's body was trembling, but her eyes were determined.

Thus, her vulnerability made Nathaniel unable to refuse her request.

Nathaniel sighed softly and he told Mango about Rita's condition.

Although she already had some idea about it, Mango still wept when she heard Nathaniel's words.

At this moment, she really cried in devastation.

She was indebted to Abyss for his treatment over the last five years, but she never thought that the truth would be so painful.

How could Abyss do that?

If Abyss had not cared about Rita and Zion from the beginning, then Mango would have nothing to say. However, Abyss gave Mango the false impression that Rita was born that way when he was trying to hastened her death.

Anyway, no mother would be able to cope with such a thing.

Thus, Mango felt dizzy. Fortunately, Nathaniel was prepared for this and he held her up.

This weak woman still didn't cry owlishly even at this point, but the hidden tears hurt Nathaniel very much.

"Mango, leave this to me, okay?" Nathaniel asked her with a pained heart.

In the end, Mango nodded.

In fact, she felt really stupid.

Previously, she had begged Nathaniel not to make things difficult for Abyss because he had saved her life five years ago. Furthermore, Nathaniel had given whatever the Tang family had asked from the Ye family. Hence, Mango had not expected that the truth would turn out to be like this.

She was extremely upset.

Seeing that she was in a foul mood, Nathaniel planned to send her back to her room but Mango refused.

"Doctor, what's going to happen to my daughter now?"

This was Mango's biggest concern.

At this point, it was hard to say whether Rita would survive. Even the doctor was not confident.

The doctor looked at Nathaniel and he saw that he did not stop Mango. Next, he said softly, "What we want to do is to temporarily relieve Rita's pain."

"By using morphine?"

Mango did not complain or criticize him. On the contrary, she was calm as she asked the question.

The doctor did not know how to answer her as Mango looked at him with her discerning gaze.

As a doctor, it was very difficult to make such decisions, but Rita's situation was unique. Thus, he dared not to make any decisions callously. In an instant, Mango understood completely as she observed the doctor avoiding her gaze. She thought of Nathaniel's anger just now when she was eavesdropping.

She took a deep breath and she said, "I won't allow it!"

"Mango, but Rita..."

"I said no!"

Mango looked at Nathaniel firmly and she said with a hoarse voice, "She's strong, and I know her better than you. She can't live a normal life now because I didn't take good care of her when she was born. I had no idea before, but now that I know, I can't accept my daughter becoming a drug addict even if it's to cure her illness! Take me to see Rita right now!"

Mango knew that she might scare Rita with her current appearance, but she had to see her daughter no matter what.

That poor child had suffered from illness for five years, not to mention she was victimized by Abyss like this. Thus, how could Mango, her guardian, escape from the responsibility?

As Nathaniel saw Mango's firm attitude, he said, "Okay, I'll go with you then."

"There's no need for that. I'll talk to Rita by myself."

Mango did not know where she got the strength that enabled her to walk out of the room.

Nathaniel wanted to help her up but she refused him.

Anyway, this was a huge blow to Mango. Back when she found out Zion was missing, Mango was so devastated that it was as if the end of the world. However, she realized that bad things had become worse.

She was a mother and she had to stand still no matter what. What would happen to her daughter if she collapsed?

As the saying went, when the going got tough, the tough got going.

Even if she felt desperate or walked on a knife-edge, Mango would not allow herself to fall.

After Nathaniel informed her where Rita's ward was, she walked over to it.

When she opened the door, Mango was taken aback by the scene in the ward.

"Grandma, then did the big black bear hurt Dora in the end?"

Rita looked at Madam Ye with curiosity.

Madam Ye kindly stroked Rita's hair and she said, "Of course not."

"Why not?"

"Because Dora has a strong mommy."

Madam Ye's words caused Mango's body to tremble.

Even after five years of marriage, she only saw Madam Ye once at the wedding ceremony. The next day, she flew abroad.

Mango had no idea if Madam Ye even liked her as a daughter- in- law. However, Madam Ye had never appeared or messed with her after she got married. Right now, she was being so kind to Rita that Mango felt momentarily stunned.

Rita had her back to the door and she did not see Mango come in. Next, she asked curiously, "Isn't Dora's mommy afraid of the big black bear?"

"Of course she was scared. But his mommy can't retreat."

"Why not?"

"Because she has to protect Dora. A baby is God's greatest gift to a mother, so his mommy will protect her child for the rest of her life. If she were alone, she would certainly run away. But at the time, Dora was behind her. If she ran away, the bear would hurt Dora. If his mommy were to compare, she thought that Dora's life was more important. So she couldn't retreat."

Madam Ye's words made Rita realize something.

"I understand. My mommy is doing her best for me and she is really strong. My brother is strong as well, and they're both doing it for me. After I'm cured, I want to protect mommy and my brother too."

Madam Ye looked at Rita with a comforting gaze and she said, "Oh Rita, you're such a good girl, does it still hurt?"

"Nope, it doesn't hurt anymore!"

Rita's little face was covered with sweat and it was pale. Even though she said that she wasn't in pain, but her hands that were tightly holding the sheets showed otherwise. At this moment, Rita's actions made Mango's heartache. She coughed and she immediately attracted the attention of the people in the room.

"Mommy!"

When Rita saw Mango, she was overjoyed. Moreover, she even wanted to get out of bed but Madam Ye stopped her.

"You're here?"

The kind look on Madam Ye's face reminded Mango of her own mother.

"Thank you, Mom."

Madam Ye's eyes moistened when she heard Mango refer to her.

"Oh, it's nothing. Rita is my granddaughter so it's the least I could do. You can talk to her for a while. I'll go get some food for Rita."

Then, Madam Ye quickly got up. As she passed Mango, she sighed before she whispered, "She's still young, so don't tell her anything she doesn't have to know. The fact that you're here is already an encouragement to her. Mango, I'm sorry that I neglected you in the past. From now on, I will treat you as if you were my own daughter. Get well soon, for you and Rita are the future of the Ye Family. If anything happens to you, Nathan and the Ye Family will be over. Take it as a request from me."

After that, she patted Mango gently on the shoulder, and then she hobbled out.

It was only now that Mango realized that Madam Ye had aged considerably.

They had not seen each other for five years, hence, Madam Ye was already getting older as her white hair was more obvious.

However, at this moment, she was only a mother.

Mango had thought of many things to tell Rita and she even wanted to tell her the whole truth of what was going on. Instead, when Mango heard Madam Ye's words and Rita's expectant eyes, she could not utter any word.