Chapter 283


    "Say it!”


    Mango''s voice was extremely cold.


    As long as it wasn’t Nathaniel, Mango would agree to anything even if it left her penniless.


    However, Edolie replied in a low voice, "I want Nathaniel!"


    "Do you have a death wish? Do you really think I won’ t kill you?"


    Mango felt as if she was on the verge of insanity.


    She never expected that a teenage girl would be able to push her beyond her limits.


    The mere thought of handing Nathaniel to Edolie caused Mango to feel heart-wrenching pain.


    Over the years, Mango found it impossible to let go of her feelings for Nathaniel, let alone now that


    they were in love with each another.


    However, Edolie did not seem to care about Mango''s anger nor the tightening grip around her neck.


    She muttered, "I only want him to be with me for three months! Just three months! I don''t want him


    for the rest of my life! Mango, I’m risking my life to donate my kidney in exchange for three months


    with Nathaniel, is that too much to ask?"


    Mango waspletely astonished.


    "What did you say?"


    Edolie freed herself from Mango’s grip and she gazed nkly at a faraway road before she said, T


    ve been an orphan ever since I was a child, and I never knew what being loved felt like. When I saw


    Nathaniel''s loving treatment towards you, I really desired that, and I wanted to know what it was like


    to be adored and prioritized by a man like him. I know my own worth, so I know that I could never


    be worthy of a man like Nathaniel in my entire life, but so what? God gave me this opportunity, so


    shouldn''t I grasp it tightly?"


    Mango was surprised at Edolie''s words, but the younger girl continued speaking before she could


    say anything, "If your rtionship is strong, then it wouldn''t matter if an outsider like mees


    between both of you for a few months, right? If he falls in love with me during those three months,


    then I''m sorry but I won''t let go of him. However, my condition is only for three months. During that


    time, he has to be together with me and you can''te and see him nor talk to him. That is my


    condition.”


    After she finished speaking, Edolie looked straight at Mango.


    Meanwhile, Mango'' s mind was inplete disarray.


    She never imagined that a woman like Edolie could exist on this.


    "You can have any other man, so why do you want him?"


    "I liked him from the moment I first saw him and I can''t find a better man than Nathaniel in all of


    Ocean City. If you were to me someone, then me yourself for allowing me to meet him."


    Edolie’s words were absolutely shameless and Mango wanted to p her across the face. However,


    she realized that she didn''t even have the energy to hit Edolie.


    Then, she tried her best to keep herself rational as she said, "Nathaniel is not an object, and he''s


    not mine to give away like that. Furthermore, he has his own free will so I''m sure he wouldn''t ignore


    me and our children just because I promised to fulfill your condition.”


    "Then that''s my problem and it has nothing to do with you. As long as you promise not toe and


    see him or contact him for three months, all will be well."


    Mango didn''t know what to reply after she heard Edolie''s words.


    To be frank, three months was no different from a lifetime to Mango, but did she really have a


    choice?


    Just then, Madam Ye called Mango once again.


    "Mango, how long will you and Nathan take toe home? Rita really can''t hold on much longer,


    I..."


    Mango held the phone tightly in her hand.


    At this moment, Mango''s feelings were inplete disarray and she wondered if it would be better


    for her to just kill herself right now.


    s, this was just her imagination.


    Mango muttered as she heard Madam Ye’s anxious tone, "We''ll be heading home right away."


    After she hung up the phone, Edolie''s lips quirked up in a smile.


    Although Mango didn''t say anything, that phone call was enough for Edolie to deduce that Mango


    had epted her condition.


    "You really are a great mother!"


    "Don''t tter me, Edolie. My promises don’t mean a thing, and I meant what I said when I told you


    that Nathaniel isn''t an object. He has his own thoughts and feelings. So the only thing I''m promising


    you is to not see or contact him for three months, I can''t guarantee anything else."


    "Deal. Furthermore, I''m not that heartless because no matter how you put it, you saved my life.


    Okay, how about this? won''t bother you after me and Nathaniel recovers from our surgery. However,


    the deal will take effect after Nathaniel and I arepletely healed."


    Nevertheless, Eddie''s words did not touch Mango in the slightest.


    She looked at Edolie and said coldly, "Can you do the surgery now?"


    "Of course!"


    Edolie agreed nonchntly, but Mango could not leave immediately.


    "I''m going to handle some things, wait for me."


    "Sure!"


    Now, Edolie acted like how she was the first time she met Mango.


    However, Mango felt a sense of bitterness envelop her heart.


    She didn''t know how Nathaniel would react after he found out or whether he would me her.


    Moreover, she had no idea if Nathaniel would be angry with her, but she had no choice.


    Was she really going to watch Rita die helplessly?


    She didn''t fulfill a lot of things that she had promised Rita, the four-year-old girl. Rita hadn’t seen the


    best things that the world could offer, so what right did Mango have to rob Rita of her chance at


    living?


    Edolie said that it was only three months!


    Mango had to believe that Nathaniel wouldn''t fall out of love with her in three months, right?


    Nathaniel still had feelings for her even after five years, so three months was nothing, right?


    Mango kept trying to reassure herself but no matter how much she did that, her heart still ached so


    violently that it nearly stifled Mango.


    It was utterly ipetent for someone to rent out a loved one for three months!


    s, this ipetent individual was her!


    Thus, Mango felt revulsion rising in her throat, but she suppressed the feeling.


    She walked stiffly to the operating theater''s door.


    Meanwhile, Merle and Zion were very concerned when they saw Mango.


    "What happened?"


    "Mommy, are you okay? You look terrible!"


    Zion''s words made Mango smile sadly.


    How could she put on a happy expression for them?


    Someone wanted to snatch away her man, and not only could she not protect him, she even had to


    strike a deal with Edolie to personally give Nathaniel to her. So, could anyone really understand


    what she was going through?


    However, Mango couldn''t say anything in front of Zion.


    She stroked Zion''s head as she said, "Zion, you and uncle Merle have to stay by your daddy’s side


    and guard him. Something’s happened to Rita and she needs to have surgery immediately, so


    mommy''s gonna go over there for a while."


    "What''s wrong with Rita? Daddy''s already like this, and Rita..."


    Suddenly, Zion started to be nervous.


    Then, Mango hurriedlyforted him and said, "Mommy has found a suitable kidney donor for Rita’


    s transnt, but I have to be there to facilitate the process. No one knows when your daddy will


    wake up, so someone has to stay here. You''re my son, so can you stay here with uncle Merle and


    look after daddy for me?"


    "Okay!"


    Zion nodded quickly, but his voice was still uneasy as he said, "Mommy, please tell me right away if


    something happens to Rita. When daddy wakes up after the surgery, both of us will be worried as


    well."


    "Got it."


    Mango stroked Zion’s head before she stood up and said to Merle, "Sorry to trouble you.”


    "Madam, are you sure there’s nothing wrong?"


    Merle couldn''t help but ask as he sensed that Mango was in a terrible mood.


    However, Mango shook her head and said, "Fortunately God took pity on me and I managed to find


    a suitable kidney donor, so Rita can be saved now. It''s great that the donor and Rita are a perfect


    match. It’s just that I need to handle some things over there, and I need to be with Rita when she


    undergoes such a major surgery. Sorry to trouble you with handling things over here.”


    "It’s no trouble at all, I will do my best to protect Mr. Ye and Zion.”


    Merle'' s words managed to reassure Mango somewhat.


    She really wanted to go inside and see Nathaniel to find out if he was okay. She would also tell him


    that Rita’s surgery could finally proceed atst.


    s, she couldn''t enter the operating theater right now.


    There was only a door that stood between them, but Mango felt as if she was on the other side of


    the world instead. That feeling was soul-crushing and Mango felt extremely distressed.


    Tears welled up in her eyes, but she tried to stop herself from crying.


    Finally, she turned around and walked stiffly out of the hospital as if her feet were weighed down by


    lead.


    Meanwhile, Edolie waited outside the door patiently and she even took out her mobile phone to y


    some games.


    Edolie switched off her phone when she saw Mango leave the building.


    Mango saw that Edolie''s phone was old and faded, but Edolie didn’t seem to mind as she kept


    using it anyway.


    Then, Mango told herself that she could no longer have anypassion towards Edolie.


    Edolie was better at scheming than anyone else, and she knew very well how to grab the best


    opportunity when it was presented to her. Thus, wasn''t Edolie more capable than Mango even


    though Edolie''s life had been more difficult?


    Mango scolded herself in a sarcastic tone before she said tly, "Let''s go."


    Edolie followed behind her as Mango hailed a cab and they made their way to the hospital in the


    city center.


    Along the way, Mango suddenly recalled the conversation between Sisi and Nanny Zhang. They


    said that their agents had infiltrated the hospital and they would make sure that Rita did not survive


    her surgery. Now, this conversation echoed in Mango''s ears.


    Then, she quickly called Terrance.


    She couldn''t call him Mr. Hans any longer.


    Mango spoke in a gentle voice as the call connected.


    "Uncle."


    That one word caused Terrance''s heart to ache suddenly, and he was filled with inexplicable


    emotion.


    Mango had addressed him as her uncle, so it meant that she had epted her identity as part of


    the Hans family. However, this also got rid of Terrance''s desire for Mango.


    The only woman he had ever fancied in his entire life turned out to be his niece!


    This fact was hard for him to swallow, but he still had to ept it!


    Then, Terrance took a deep breath and he answered her as steadily as he could manage.


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    "Is Nathan’s surgerypleted?"


    "Not yet, but I need your help with something over at Rita''s ce, so I’m wondering if you can spare


    me sometime?"


    Mango’s tone was very polite.


    The earlier familiarity and intimacy she shared with Terrance seemed to have faded away, and now


    Mango felt distant from him.


    Terrance had no idea what Mango was thinking about, but he would never refuse a request from


    Mango.


    "I''ll always have time when ites to you. Give me the address, I''ll be right there."


    Terrance'' s words reassured Mango and she immediately sent him the address of the hospital they


    were going to. Moreover, she also told him about her current grievances.