The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1321

When Mango and Nathaniel arrived, Bettany was already there. Perhaps she was afraid that someone would recognise her, so she wore a cloak and covered herself completely. If Mango wasn't familiar with her, she would not have recognised Bettany.

On the other hand, Bettany didn't expect Mango to come as well, so she felt a little awkward.

"Madam, you're here too."

Bettany looked at Mango with some embarrassment. Well, she didn't know why she didn't have the courage to face Mango.

Perhaps it was because both of them were women, or maybe she knew Mango's feelings for Nathaniel. Hence, she knew that Nathaniel might forgive her after she poisoned him. However, Mango could choose not to forgive her, so she was a little nervous.

Meanwhile, Mango could tell what Bettany was thinking. To be honest, Mango was indeed very dissatisfied with what Bettany had done. However, after listening to Nathaniel's explanation, she had put herself in Bettany's shoes. After all, Mango was also a mother. Hence, if she was Bettany, she would probably make the same choice.

She sighed and whispered, "Tell us what you know. Look, let the bygones be bygones. I will explain this to Wisdom."

Mango knew who Bettany cared about the most right now. She didn't want Bettany and Wisdom's relationship to be affected, but she couldn't do anything as she knew the truth now.

A trace of emotion flashed across Bettany's eyes, and tears were welling up in her eyes.

Her son had died, but he still couldn't rest in peace. Wisdom was like another son to her, so she didn't want Wisdom to resent her at all because she couldn't take it. Now that Mango had voiced out her concerns, what else could Bettany say? Why should she hold back now?

"Thank you, Madam. I will tell you everything I know, but I also hope you can help me bring back my son's ashes. This is because I couldn't do it myself, so I had to keep following the king's orders. Alas! But I can't bring myself to harm both you and your husband."

After all, Bettany belonged to Longford County, and she had given up too much for her home as well. Now that the lord of Longford County had finally returned, she could never betray him. But she was also a mother, and she couldn't let anyone else disturb her son's grave. Hence, she could only entrust her hopes to Mango and Nathaniel.

"I promise you that I'll do that."

Mango didn't say anything as this was between Nathaniel and Bettany. Although she was Nathaniel's wife and could agree to Bettany's request, she still thought that it was more appropriate for Nathaniel to answer Bettany. Indeed, Nathaniel understood her and took the words right out of her mouth.

After hearing Nathaniel's promise, Bettany breathed a sigh of relief and had nothing more to worry about.

She then whispered, "I know where Barack is, and I can take you there."

Mango immediately became excited when she heard this.

"Is Barack in Angolla?"

"No, he is here."

After hearing what Bettany had said, Mango was slightly stunned, but Nathaniel wasn't surprised.

"Is he nearby?"

Bettany nodded and said, "Yeah, he is."

Mango was completely shocked right now.

She did not expect Barack to be nearby as she didn't have any news about him at all! Alas! Barack must have been so anxious!

"Where is he?"

Mango looked a little excited as she asked.

Then, Bettany whispered in reply, "Follow me."

After that, Nathaniel tightly grasped Mango's hand. He knew that Mango was eager to see Barack, but he was also afraid that Mango could not accept the current situation after she had seen Barack."

"Mango, listen to me. No matter what you see later, you must stay calm."

Mango had imagined the scene when she would meet Barack multiple times. However, when she heard Nathaniel's words, she couldn't help but pause, and her heart ached.

If Nathaniel had said this, that meant that the situation wasn't too optimistic. Thus, she was worried that she couldn't accept the truth. But when she saw the worry in Nathaniel's eyes, a trace of warmth flowed through Mango's heart, and the anxiousness that she had disappeared immediately.

"Alright, I got it."

She said in a low but firm voice.

Nathaniel then said to Bettany, "Let's go."

Bettany brought Mango and Nathaniel out of Longford County. No one stopped them because Nathaniel had given the order. Meanwhile, Bettany kept a low profile, so no one recognized her.

Then, they stopped near Zelle Village after they came out of Longford County.

Mango had been walking on this road for some time, so she was quite familiar with it.

"Why did we come to Zelle Village? Is the chief of Zelle Village still suspicious?"

Mango asked as she felt like she couldn't trust anyone at this point.

However, Bettany shook her head and said, "No, Barack is nearby."

"What?"

Mango's eyes suddenly widened when she heard Bettany's answer.

On the other hand, Nathaniel also frowned slightly.

The road was wide and open, and there were no hiding spots. It didn't seem like Barack would be here, but Bettany had said otherwise.

"Bettany, are you sure he's here?"

"Yes, I am."

Bettany nodded and then led Nathaniel and Mango to a small town near Zelle Village.

Hence, could Barack be in the cellar?

As Mango thought of this, Nathaniel and Bettany were already walking towards the cellar.

Meanwhile, Mango was so excited that she seemed to be holding her breath. Perhaps she felt emotional because she was going to see Barack soon.

Then, Nathaniel opened the door of the cellar, and a sour and stinky smell instantly came from inside. The smell even choked Mango, who was standing behind Nathaniel, so she immediately stepped back while coughing.

URgh! How could a person stay in the room with such a pungent smell?

Mango covered her nose and tried her best to suppress her sense of smell. She then jumped down with Nathaniel.

Meanwhile, Bettany had scattered some powder on the entrance of the cellar. Mango glanced at the powder, but she didn't know what it was. Hence, she could only believe that Bettany wouldn't harm them.

She then turned her head and looked at Nathaniel. He didn't say anything even though he saw what Bettany was doing, so Mango finally relaxed.

Everything would be fine if Nathaniel saw what Bettany had done. After all, Mango believed that Nathaniel would be able to solve any problems that would happen.

When they got into the cellar, Nathaniel whispered, "Watch your step."

Then, Mango turned on the flashlight on her phone. When she saw that there were dry faeces all over her feet, she felt so disgusted that she almost vomited.

Suddenly, Nathaniel regretted letting Mango come down with them.

"Mango, why don't you wait up there?"

"No, I want to see Barack."

Mango knew that Nathaniel was worried that she couldn't stand the smell, but she was already halfway through the room. So, how could she return now?

Moreover, their current surroundings were indeed uncomfortable, but her uncle was still in there! Therefore, how could she go back up first?

On the other hand, Nathaniel knew that he couldn't change Mango's mind, but he still wanted to give it a try. Now that he had heard Mango's answer, he could only sigh and shake his head before saying, "Follow me closely. If you feel any uncomfortable later, you have to tell me, okay?"

"Alright."

Right now, the smell of urine made it difficult for Mango to breathe. As she spoke, the scent had already entered her mouth, and it had even reached her digestive tract. Urgh! The smell was so disgusting that she wanted to vomit out the food she ate during the day. However, Nathaniel was worried about her now, and Bettany was still guarding their backs. Therefore, she didn't want to be a useless burden to them.

Therefore, Mango forcefully resisted the urge to vomit and carefully followed behind Nathaniel. She tried her best not to look at the ground beneath her feet as she continued walking. However, the further she strode into the room, the more disgusting the floor was, so she couldn't step anywhere!

Finally, Mango couldn't help but gag as she looked at the ground covered in faeces and vomit. Meanwhile, Bettany's expression was no better than hers.

On the other hand, Nathaniel patted Mango's back as he looked at her in pity.

At this moment, they suddenly heard the sound of chains sliding on the ground. Thus, Mango immediately forced down her urge to vomit, and her entire body tensed up.