Chapter 414


    Madam Hans looked at the ss of water hesitantly and asked, "What''s this?"


    "Don''t worry, grandma, you can trust me. It''s a medicine that will temporarily weaken your body, but


    it won''t cause any long- term damage. The doctor will find that you are too weak to travel far and


    suggest that Uncle Terrance cancels his ns. As long as he doesn''t send you away, we''ll be fine."


    Andrea''s eyes sparkled, but Madam Hans was still a little suspicious.


    After all, it did sound a little risky.


    "Are you sure it''s safe, my dear?"


    "Do you really think that I would harm you, grandma? You''ve been nice to me and even offended


    the Ye Family and my sister for me. I won''t forget all your kindness. You''re not young anymore, yet


    uncle still wishes to send you to Santell Capital. Though he ims it''s for your own good, but it''s


    basically shipping you off to a geriatric home. I''ve heard that it''s just like a prison there, and you''ll be


    watched all the time and not allowed to go anywhere. Plus, you''ll have no children by your side and


    spend your days all alone.


    You''re from a veteran''s family. It would be a sad end to your life if it came to that."


    Andrea''s eyes welled up with tears as she spoke, as though she was truly sad.


    Madam Hans, who was still suspicious of Andrea, shuddered as she imagined a pitiful end to her


    own life.


    She had no more family members in Santell Capital, and if Terrance had meant to send her off


    there, where would she stay? Could he really be nning to dump her at some old folks'' home?


    Madam Hans shivered with fear.


    "I''m not going! I refuse to go to an old folks'' home! I''m from a family of a war veteran, why should I


    spend my final days in a cage?"


    "That''s right grandma, your husband and sons have sacrificed their lives for our country, how could


    uncle send you off to a geriatric home so far away just because of Mango? I''ve heard that many


    operators of old folks'' homes are wicked. What if you''re at the mercy of one of them, what are we


    going to do then?"


    The more Andrea spoke, the more frightened Madam Hans became.


    When a person got old, they did not want to be far from their family, much less spend theirst days


    in an old folks'' home.


    She looked at Andrea and took the ss from her, then gulped down the clear liquid without further


    ado. She had not noticed the evil smile on Andrea''s face.


    Soon after she had finished drinking, she felt a little drowsy.


    "This medicine is rather strong, Andrea. I think I''m getting a little dizzy."


    "It''s okay grandma, just go to sleep, I''ll be right by your side."


    Andrea''s voice purred softly, and Madam Hans closed her eyes trustingly.


    On the other hand, Mango had no idea what was going on in the outside world. She had raged on


    for a while beforeing to a conclusion that it was pointless.


    The Hans family had long since denied her status, so why should she get upset over this stupid


    blood rtion?


    But she still felt annoyed that Andrea was living happily out there.


    As of now, Mango was the hot topic of the citizens in town. The Ye Family''s PR department had


    been hard at work, but they could not shake off all the heat on Mango. It was most likely because


    someone had hired a team of people to destroy her reputation.


    John was currently missing, while Susie was also nowhere to be found. Since theirst phone call,


    Susie had gonepletely off the radar, which made Mango a little uneasy.


    She was just like a venomous snake hiding in the bushes, ready to strike when least expected.


    Mango felt that the most important task now was to locate Susie or John, and decided to


    temporarily give up the chase on Madam Hans and Andrea.


    She sat in front of herputer and started looking for signs on the keyboard warriors, hoping to


    uncover something.


    Thements were utterly horrid. It took her a lot of courage to go through them and refrained


    herself from participating in a keyboard war.


    As time went by, she grew weary of staring at the screen.


    Nathaniel had not returned either. Sisi had brought her dinner and said Nathaniel was going to be


    late and would not be joining her for dinner.


    Mango did not care. She ate dinner and then continued her search for clues until she was close to


    copsing in front of her screen. It was only then that she got up to take a shower and crashed on


    her bed.


    By the time Nathaniel returned, it was alreadyte at night.


    He quietly opened the door to the bedroom and saw Mango sound asleep. The scene before him


    warmed his heart.


    He had put in a lot of effort to fight the Hans Family.


    It was no easy feat to transfer all the funds from thepany, and he still had to support HY Group


    at the same time.


    If it wasn''t for Madam Hans'' treatment of Mango, Nathaniel would not have gone all out. But seeing


    Mango safely snoring away in bed, it was all worth it to him.


    Nathaniel looked at the screen and felt disgusted at what he saw in thements section.


    He called Thomas and scolded, "What are those clowns in the PR department doing? It''s been a


    few days already so why am I seeing the Mango''s name still at the top of search lists?"


    "Sir, there are hidden hands that are coordinating the attacks despite our best efforts. We''ve tried to


    convince the public that the photos are fake, but it''s obvious that people are not buying them. There


    are people purposely degrading Madam Mango too, so things are rather tricky now."


    Thomas was helpless.


    Indeed, it had started out as a joke, which should''ve been overshadowed by the news that came


    after. Plus, the Ye family had issued a rification that the photos were fake, which should have


    settled the matter. But somehow the issue did not subside, and they used the Ye family of


    coercing the media because of therge number of keyboard warriors. At the end of the day,


    Mango''s news was still one of the most popr issues on the web.


    After all, it was incredibly hard to forget about the news when people were continuously discussing


    the matter online.


    It was obvious that someone was targeting Mango on purpose.


    Nathaniel was a little irritated with this exnation.


    "Get the PR department toe up with a n as soon as possible. I don''t care how they do it, I


    want this incident to be wiped off the headlines."


    "Okay, I''ll try my best."


    Thomas had no idea what to do now.


    After he hung up, Nathaniel switched off the screen.


    Mango had not moved an inch even after he came out from the shower.


    Looking at Mango''s defenseless posture, Nathaniel''s heart softened.


    Once he got into bed, Mango subconsciously snuggled closer to him while still being asleep.


    Mango probably had no idea how alluring she was right now.


    Her face was flushed and her breathing shallow. Her trusting demeanor made Nathaniel feel


    satisfied, as though he owned everything in the world now.


    For such a sleeping beauty to be his, so what if he had to fight the entire world for her?


    Nathaniel hugged her tightly and felt a wave of lust rushed through him, but he was worried about


    waking her up. He could only stay still and suffer in silence.


    The night went by and when the sun sent its rays into the room, Nathaniel was still sleeping, while


    Mango had already woken up.


    She blinked sleepily and found herself tightly hugged by someone''s arms. From the warmth and the


    scent, she knew she was in good hands. Mango smiled faintly.


    If only she could see how contented and happy she looked now.


    Mango brushed her fingertips on Nathaniel''s face lightly and thought that he was looking more and


    more masculine these days.


    She quietly got up and tried not to disturb Nathaniel. She had an idea to make breakfast for him,


    though she did not know the time he got back homest night.


    Mango walked out of the bedroom to see Sisi and Newell messing with the nts while chatting


    about yesterday''s incidents. They had not expected Mango to be up so early.


    "Newell, do you think Mr. Ye stands a chance at all against the Hans family?"


    Sisi asked Newell as she raked the soil.


    Both of them had their backs toward Mango and did not notice her behind them. Mango however,


    paused to listen to their conversation.


    The Ye Family versus the Hans family?


    What did they mean?


    Newell sighed and said, "It''s true that the Ye family owns a lot of assets, but as a growingpany,


    it has lower liquidity too. There are even projects halted because of the cash flow issues. If the Ye


    family really goes up against the Hans family, the odds aren''t good, and probably both parties will


    walk away worse-off." "Huh? Does that mean we''ve done a bad thing with good intentions? I


    thought we were doing the right thing to tell Mr. Ye about Madam Hans'' mistreatment of Madam


    Mango. Now that Mr. Ye has decided to go all out against the Hans family, I thought we were on the


    winning side since I''ve heard that the share prices of the Hans family business had tanked and it


    impacted their business greatly."


    Sisi sounded a little guilty.


    Newell said in a low voice, "Of course things aren''t that simple. I''ve heard that Mr. Ye had sacrificed


    his investmentpanies, all to make sure that the Hans family will pay for what they''ve done to


    Madam Mango. He wants to make Madam Hans personally apologize to Madam Mango, so I guess


    he''s really pissed off this time."


    "That''s not all, I heard that Madam Hans made a phone call to Madam Ye and got schooled. Madam


    Ye said that since the Hans family had disowned their granddaughter, then they should not be


    making a fuss over here. She also dered that she did not care if it cost the Ye family everything,


    as long as Madam Mango''s dignity was preserved. Needless to say, Madam Ye and Mr. Ye are


    really awesome!"


    Mango waspletely stunned upon hearing


    Sisi''s words.


    She had no clue that so much had happened because of her.


    "Should I plead for the Hans family?"


    "No!"


    She did not think that Nathaniel had done anything wrong, but instead felt grateful that he had gone


    to such lengths for her. She loved him even more now.


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    Since the Ye family and Nathaniel have been so kind to her, how could she deny them and plead for


    the sake of that wretched old woman, Madam Hans?


    Mango felt as though a great burden had been lifted from her heart, and the haze of yesterday had


    been blown away. Though she was still the subject of gossip now, she wasn''t afraid of anything.


    With such a husband and mother- in-w protecting her, what was she afraid of?


    Mango turned around and wanted to make breakfast for Nathaniel, but her phone rang and


    interrupted her.