Chapter 269
All of this happened so suddenly that it caught everyone off guard, especially Nathaniel.
He was stunned for a moment, along with Mango and Edolie, who stood nearby.
After that, Mango was the first one to react and she hurriedly wiped Nathaniel''s face with her sleeve
as she muttered sheepishly, "Sorry, I’m sorry, I wasn''t paying attention, I..."
"Hurry up and drink the warm water!"
Nathaniel pushed her arm away from his face and he seemed not to care about the saliva on his
face.
Because of that, Mango was even more embarrassed.
"Uh...your face is covered with my saliva."
“It''s not like I haven’t tasted it before, so why are you being so dramatic? Hurry up and drink the
water.”
As he said this, he was as if forcing Mango to gulp down the water.
On the other hand, Mango felt speechless.
Did Nathaniel not realize that there was another girl in the room?
How could he actually say that he had tasted her saliva before?
That sentence left a lot of room for ambiguous interpretation though.
However, Mango could not rebut his statement as Nathaniel filled her mouth with the warm water,
so she could only drink it obediently.
The warm water flowed down her throat and her entire body wasfy immediately.
After Mango finished her ss of water, Nathaniel wiped the saliva off his face before he spoke
tly to Edolie, who was standing beside them. "You can pour it yourself if you''re thirsty.”
Although Nathaniel’s attitude was cold and he didn''t address her directly, Edolie still nodded
gratefully. She quickly poured herself a ss of hot water as she tried to absorb the warmth from it
in her hands.
Mango felt a little distressed when she saw Edolie like this.
"She''s just a girl, can''t you be more gentle towards her?"
"Mango, what are your intentions when you allow your husband to be gentle towards other women?
Aren''t you afraid that I''ll cheat on you?"
Nathaniel nced at her with an unhappy expression on his face.
At this, Mango became somewhat annoyed.
Edolie couldn''t be older than eighteen years old, so wasn''t Nathaniel being way too cautious around
her?
"Do you think that you''re the most handsome man in the world that every woman on Earth would fall
in love with you?"
Mango mocked Nathaniel.
However, Nathaniel answered confidently, which made Mango blush furiously.
God, Nathaniel was so shameless!
Then, she secretly stole a nce at Edolie and she was relieved to discover that Edolie was not
paying any attention to them. Instead, she was just quietly sipping on her water.
Mango still wanted to say something, but Nathaniel interrupted her softly, "I''m going to change out
of these clothes, so just keep yourself warm under the nket.”
"Do we only have one nket?
Mango’ s gaze shifted over to Edolie without realizing it.
The younger girl was shivering in the cold, and she still looked quite pale even though she felt better
after having the warm water.
Nathaniel red coldly at Edolie before he turned and left the tent.
Thus, Mango felt that Nathaniel was perfect in every other aspect except for his coldness towards
people that he did not care about.
Even though they had met Edolie by chance, was it so wrong to let Edolie warm herself up if they
had the extra resources?
Furthermore, Edolie''s situation was really quite pitiful.
Shortly after Nathaniel left the tent, Mango tried hard to stand up. She rummaged around the tent
for a nket, which she then handed to Edolie.
Then, Edolie was rather surprised but then she said in a low voice, "Thank you. However, I don''t
really need it because your husband might be unhappy when he finds out you did this.”
Although Edolie was young, she still noticed the fact that Nathaniel only took care of her for
Mango''s sake.
However, Mango smiled as she said, "Don''t be bothered about him, he may seem cold but he does
have a soft heart, and he''s not very good at reassuring people. Quickly, go and warm yourself up
with the nket before you catch a cold. Otherwise, it’s going to cause a lot of trouble.”
Mango sneezed again once she finished speaking.
After that, Edolie took the quilt from Mango before she muttered, "You should have more hot water
because I think you might have caught a cold. There doesn’t seem to be any medicine here, so you
might feel worse if you don''t warm yourself up soon.”
Only then did Mango realized that she felt rather light-headed and slow on her feet.
Before this, Mango just thought she was being coy after she met Nathaniel because she was no
longer stressed out. However, Mango never expected herself to have actually caught a cold.
Mango nodded groggily before she returned to the bed and wrapped herself up with her nket.
Then, Edolie poured another cup of hot water and handed it to Mango.
"Thank you."
"I''m the one who has to thank the both of you."
Edolie spoke in a very soft voice.
"It''s rare for me to see a man treat a woman so well.”
Edolie was referring to Nathaniel.
Mango was slightly stunned before she smiled and said, "What’s so great about him? All he does is
put on a cold facade towards everybody."
"Well, he came back to rescue you."
Then, Edolie pointed out the truth.
Meanwhile, Mango felt that chatting with Edolie was quite entertaining because at least she wouldn''
t feel so sleepy.
After that, Mango settled into a morefortable sitting position before she said, "This entire ind
belongs to him, so of course he would be able to rescue me."
Nevertheless, Mango did not want to reveal every detail to Edolie. She had a soft heart, but she
was sensible as she knew that some things should not be discussed with people, who weren’t
rted.
On the other hand, Edolie was quite surprised.
"If the whole ind belongs to him, then why do you even have to escape?"
"That’s a livery long story, and you wouldn’t understand it even if I tell you. After we leave this
ind, we''re going to part ways, so please take care of yourself okay? If you need money, we can
lend you some as well." "There''s no need for that."
Edolie was very alert and she sensed that Mango did not want to discuss this any further with her.
Furthermore, Nathaniel had acted the same way earlier. It was just that Nathaniel was blunt while
Mango was much more euphemistic about the way she said it.
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After that, Edolie returned to her earlier position and she didn''t talk after she wrapped herself up in
the nket. Soon after, Edolie fell asleep and Mango was rather envious when she heard Edolie''s
steady breathing.
Mango wasn''t sure if Edolie was fearless or she was just easy- going with whatever situation she
found herself in. Frankly, it seemed that Edolie wasn'' t concerned whether or not Nathaniel and
Mango would sell her off. She promptly fell asleep without a shred of caution, and Mango couldn''t
make sense of that.
Then, Mango got off the bed and she approached Edolie before she realized Edolie had very dark
eye bags. It seemed to her that this girl had not properly rested for a long time and she was very
tired.
Mango heard Nathaniel’s voice behind her after she leaned down to tuck Edolie into her nket.
"Save your unnecessary sympathy for her, because it seems to me that she’s much more suited to
survival in the wildpared to you."
Mango had no idea when he had returned, and now Nathaniel did not look as disheveled as he was
earlier because he had changed into clean clothes.
Mango somehow felt that Nathaniel was quite handsome.
"Well, I don''t know what the most handsome man in the world looks like, but if you two were to
stand side by side, I'' II still think that you'' re the most handsome one.”
Nathaniel’s lips quirked up into a faint smile before he tapped Mango lightly on the forehead as he
said, "Hmm...You always know how to cheer me up.”
"Hey, I''m just telling the truth. Having a man as handsome as you just shows that I have good
taste.”
Mango giggled gleefully as if she was infatuated with Nathaniel, but he loved it when he was the
only man that Mango ever thought about.
He swept her up in his arms and they returned to the bed before Nathaniel covered them with the
nket. After that, he embraced Mango tightly as he said, "You may have good taste, but you''re
rather heartless. How could you give your jacket to someone else when the weather''s so cold? Do
you wish to die soon?"
Although Mango''s body was much warmer than before, she was still cold and this matter somewhat
upset Nathaniel.
However, Mango quickly smiled as she said, "She''s just a child though.”
"The way I see it, she’s already an adult, not a child. Look at her, all the characteristics a woman
should have on her body are already fully developed."
Nathaniel’ s voice was soft but Mango was astonished for a moment before she quickly covered
Nathaniel''s mouth. Then, she looked behind her to confirm that Edolie was asleep before she
muttered, "What the hell are you talking about? Edolie might think you’ re a pervert if she heard
that." "I hope that she does think so and leaves us as soon as possible, at least it’ll save us the
trouble."
Nathaniel was telling the truth as he really felt that Edolie was a burden to them.
Then, Mango whispered, "Can’t you have a little sympathy for her? I was sold overseas by Nanny
Zhang, so I know what happens to the people that were sold. Edolie is still so young, so what would
happen to her if she was sold overseas?"
"Everyone has their own destiny, so if she really was sold then it was meant to happen. How many
people can you save?"
"Even so, I can''t just ignore her. It would''ve been fine if I never met her, but I have to help her now
since we''ve met."
Mango was very persistent about this.
In fact, this was one of Mango’s best qualities.
She was kind and innocent.
Furthermore, Nathaniel didn''t want to impose his own way of thinking onto Mango. It was difficult to
be so kind to everyone, and Nathaniel loved her because of that as well.
On the other hand, Mango knew that Nathaniel''s silence didn''t mean that he agreed with her,
instead, he just couldn''t be bothered to argue with her.
Mango sighed softly at Nathaniel''s temperament.
"Don''t you think that my life would suck if you never fell in love with me?"
"What do you mean?"
“You see, you''re as cold as ice towards strangers. If you fall in love with someone, then you would
definitely make them a priority but you'' re so curt towards the people that you don''t care about, so
it''s no wonder that everyone says you'' re harsh and cold"
Mango''s lip curled as she spoke as if she was very dissatisfied with Nathaniel.
However, Nathaniel nonchntly replied, "That''s fine, as long as I have someone as kind-hearted
as you in my family.”
Nathaniel’s words were very sweet and Mango felt an inexplicable sense of warmth rise in her
chest.
"Well, I wouldn''t mind if youplimented me some more."
"Haha, no way!"
Nathaniel immediately stopped speaking.
On the other hand, Mango wanted to tease him some more so she said, "Come on, tell me
something else, like those three little words!"
"What three words?"
Nathaniel was stunned and he seemed rather confused.
Then, Mango cursed him internally for being so dense before she said without thinking, "I love you!"
"Oh, I see.”
Nathaniel’s voice was t, but the corners of his mouth twitched up in a smile.
Only then did Mango realize that she had been tricked by Nathaniel.
"That''s not what I meant. I wanted you to say that you love me instead."
"Since you already know that I love you, why do I still have to say it?"
Nathaniel adamantly refused to say it, but his lips curved into a wider smile.
Then, Mango realized that she was being teased and she huffed in dissatisfaction, "I don’t believe
that you’ll never say it to me"
Nathaniel did not reply, instead, he changed the subject and said, "You were resting in your room
when I left, so how did you be like this? Did you discover the traitor in the camp? Did they do
something to you?"
Nathaniel’s expression turned serious when he recalled that something happened immediately after
he left Mango alone.