Chapter 1254


    Nathaniel''s scrunched his brows slightly. Mango subconsciously nced at the rearview mirror as


    well. Indeed, a ck car was behind them. It was neither too fast nor too slow, but it tailed them like


    their own shadows.


    Mango and Nathaniel exchanged nces before nodded unanimously.


    Nathaniel held Rita in his arms while Mango held Wisdom in hers.


    "Dad?"


    "Mom?"


    Both Wisdom and Rita were baffled at the same time.


    "Let''s get some sleep."


    Mango smiled vaguely and Wisdom nodded in response. He closed his eyes and fell asleep in her


    embrace. Rita saw that he had fallen asleep, so she fell asleep in Nathaniel''sp again since she


    was already sleepy.


    "Go forward! Turn around at the intersection in front of us."


    Nathaniel''s voice was soft but the driver could hear him clearly.


    The car was still moving steadily. At the intersection, the driver made a sudden turn before he


    braked abruptly. The car behind him seemed to not have expected this. He stepped on the brake in


    an emergency, but it was toote.


    The car hit the fence with a bang. It was a loud sh.


    Meanwhile, Nathaniel''s car had already turned around and passed by the car tailing them.


    Mango couldn''t see clearly who was inside the other party''s car because it was too dark. She could


    only feel a cold gaze on them, which was an unpleasant sensation.


    Mango frowned as she heard Nathaniel say, "Turn left at the front fork. We''ll change to another car


    after entering the alley."


    "Noted, Mr. Ye."


    The driver quickly took out his phone and made a call.


    Mango didn''t ask any questions. She was very quiet, but she seemed to be vignt. She checked


    out the surroundings from time to time.


    The ck car wasn''t on their tails anymore. Nathaniel and Mango changed their cars in the alley


    before they went to the airport.


    There was already a private ne there. When they saw Nathaniel and Mangoing over, they


    quickly opened the cabin door and got Nathaniel, Mango, and the others inside as fast as they


    could.


    Mango only asked after the ne took off, "Who is tailing us?"


    "No idea."


    Nathaniel shook his head as he seemed to be cautious about it.


    Mango''s frown deepened further.


    "I can feel a hostile gaze that is fixated on us. I''m sure they''re not our friends."


    "It''s okay. I''m here with you. I won''t let anything happen to you and our children."


    Nathanielforted her by holding her hand.


    However, she sighed and said, "I''m not afraid that I''ll be in danger. I''m simply curious. We''ve


    already captured Chief Oxford, so who else would be tailing us? Could it be Bernard?"


    "No, Bernard is too busy to target us right now."


    Since Nathaniel had said so, naturally he had clues about Bernard''s current situation.


    Mango did not ask him about it. Instead, she asked in a low voice, "That''s strange. Who else would


    be keeping an eye on us?"


    "Let''s not worry ourselves over it for the time being. Let''s talk about it after we get to Longford


    County. If someone is tracking us, he''ll give himself away."


    Mango could only nod upon hearing Nathaniel''s words. However, he seemed to have thought of


    something as he said, "Could it be Benny''s men?"


    "I''m not sure. Let''s take one step at a time."


    They held each other''s hands tightly, knowing that this trip to Longford County would likely not be so


    peaceful.


    Nathaniel didn''t actually rest along the way, but he urged Mango to nap for a while.


    Mango couldn''t resist his nagging, so she closed her eyes to rest. Then she fell asleep for some


    reason.


    The ne was about tond when she woke up again.


    There was a slight change in her expression as she looked at the familiar ce.


    She didn''t expect that she would return again thest time she was here. Now that she had stepped


    on thisnd again, she couldn''t pinpoint her exact feelings.


    Nathaniel was also deep in thoughts. It seemed as if he was thinking about something, yet also


    nothing at all. However, his eyes were always gloomy and gave off an unfathomable sense.


    After they got off the ne, a car waiting for them at the airport.


    When Mango saw that the bodyguards were wearing clothes of the Ye family, she couldn''t help but


    ask, "When did you bring them over here?"


    "I''ve sent them here after she bought the whole vigest time. This is her hometown after all."


    Nathaniel took Rita as he got out of the car first.


    Rita yawned while looking at the empty area in front of her. However, she saw an ancestral hall


    there, so she couldn''t help rubbing her eyes and asking, "Daddy, where is this?"


    "It''s Longford County."


    Rita''s eyes lit up in an instant as Nathaniel spoke the two words.


    "Is this the Longford County? It differs from my imagination."


    Rita was slightly disappointed.


    After all, Longford County was also a county. How could it be so deste?


    Meanwhile, Wisdom looked at the scenery in front of him with excitement and asked in a low voice,


    "Daddy, is that a herb ntation?"


    He was a medical student, so naturally, he had keen eyes in this aspect.


    Mango recalled that Nathaniel had kept the ntation safe before leaving thest time. Now that


    Wisdom was so excited, she couldn''t help but smile and say, "Yes, that''s the herbs ntation. I


    heard that they''ve nted a lot of expensive herbs there."


    "I can go in and have a look, right?"


    Wisdom seemed eager.


    Nathaniel nodded in response.


    This was his turf and his private property. With so many bodyguards of the Ye family around, he was


    not worried at all.


    He lowered Rita on the ground as well.


    Rita followed Wisdom into the ntation in short strides.


    Mango was a little concerned. She wanted to go with them, but Nathaniel grabbed her by the arm.


    "Let them y by themselves for a while."


    It was only then that Mango realized that Nathaniel was not in a good mood.


    "What''s the matter with you? Why do you look so upset?"


    Mango was about to touch his forehead as she spoke, but he dodged her hand.


    "I''m fine. I''m just sad. It was as if my heart was being torn into a thousand pieces. It''s very


    depressing."


    Nathaniel did not hide his sadness from Mango.


    He was affected by the memory bug, so he was extremely depressed when he stepped on thend


    of Longford County again. He could even hear desperate howls and remorseful wails. Everything


    that had once happened here constantly shed and repeated itself in his mind, stimting his


    senses to the maximum.


    Mango hurriedly took a look at the blood jasper on his chest.


    Something seemed to be flowing in the blood jasper but she couldn''t see it clearly.


    "Nathan, the jade on you..."


    "Mango,e with me to the ancestral temple as I offer my prayers."


    Both of them spoke at the same time.


    Mango paused for a moment, but she didn''t refuse his request.


    "Okay."


    She held his hand tightly and walked toward the temple, but she actually felt a little uneasy inside.


    Mango did not know where her uneasiness came from, nor did she know the reason she was


    feeling uneasy. It was just that these two feelings were misunderstanding in her heart. The closer


    she got to the ancestral hall, the more nervous she


    became.


    "Nathan!"


    She stopped at the gate of the temple as she clutched his wrist tightly.


    "What''s the matter?"


    Nathaniel''s face went a little pale, and his lips were ashen as well. He looked haggard and sad.


    Mango suddenly lost her voice. She wanted to tell him that he shouldn''t enter the temple, but it was


    stuck in her chest.


    "It''s okay. Would you like to take three deep breaths with me? I heard that taking three deep breaths


    when you are depressed will help."


    Mango looked at him and said in a low voice. Her voice wasden with worries.


    Nathaniel was about to say that it wasn''t necessary, but when he saw her worried expression, he


    couldn''t help but nod in reply.


    "Okay then."


    He took three deep breaths in front of her, feeling that the pressure in his chest seemed to have


    alleviated a little. Only then did he walk inside while holding her hand.


    It was Nathaniel who had assigned the task of repairing the ancestral temple to Henry. Although


    Henry had returned to Ocean City, he had never cked off in his work. Therefore, Nathaniel and


    Mango discovered that there had been a huge change in the ancestral temple after they entered the


    ce.


    Nanny''s memorial tablet was already ced in the temple.


    Nathaniel looked at his mother''s memorial tablet as he suddenly thought of Augustus and Maverick.


    She used to adore Maverick, and she used to take care of him and Nick in such a gentle manner.


    Unfortunately, she chose Nathaniel in the end instead of not Maverick.


    Nathaniel didn''t know what type of mood was appropriate for him at this moment.


    He took Mango''s hand and walked over. Then he brought some incense and lit it for the ancestors


    of the Longford County.


    Mango stood at the side as she copied his moves. She did not ask any questions.


    After burning the incense, Nathaniel looked at those memorial tablets and was lost in thoughts for a


    while.


    Mango felt that the fragrance of incense was somewhat sweet, which was simr to that of


    sandalwood. But there were also some differences. This smell was somewhat pleasant to the point


    of causing drowsiness.


    She shook her head abruptly as she felt her eyelids grew heavy.


    Mango quickly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Nathan, I think something is wrong with the


    incense."


    "What?"


    Nathaniel seemed to have entered a state of deep thinking. He didn''t respond much to Mango''s


    words as he only replied to her subconsciously.


    Mango was rmed at this moment.


    Something was wrong!


    There was something wrong with this incense!


    She felt so tired that her eyelids grew heavier and heavier. It seemed like she had trouble keeping


    them open.


    "Nathan!"


    She wanted to tug on his sleeve, but she was too weak to do so.


    A sense of ipetence welled up in her.


    She wanted to speak to Nathaniel or drop him some hints, but her eyes went ck all of a sudden.


    She plopped face-first onto the ground with a thud.


    Nathaniel came back to his senses abruptly and hugged her falling body subconsciously. However,


    he was also dizzy, so he lost his bnce. He almost fell to the ground with her.


    Something urred to him all of a sudden. He quickly took out a military dagger from his boots and


    cut his arm without hesitation.


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    Bright red blood splurted out in an instant. The intense pain made Nathaniel, who was about to fall


    unconscious, shook violently as if he was wide awake.


    He hugged Mango tightly and was about to turn around to leave when he heard the sounds of


    footsteps outside. They had already surrounded the entire temple.


    Who was it?


    Who was the one who dared to trespass into his territory?