Chapter 1532


    As Nathaniel looked at his wife, who seemed to be keen for gossip, he touched her forehead with


    his finger and said with a smile, "You are so curious about Carlson, Aren''t you afraid that I will be


    jealous?"


    "Oh, we are husband and wife for so many years. Why would you be jealous? Besides, I don''t like


    Carlson at all. I''m just interested in his love story."


    Mango scratched her head and said with a grin, "Look, Carlson looks so aloof every time I see him.


    I just can''t imagine him to be lovesick. In fact, I''ve always wanted to ask this question. He is about


    the same age as you, right? It really makes me curious that he has no lovers or girlfriends."


    Upon hearing Mango''s words, Nathaniel shook his head and said, "Carlson is only devoted to


    Tessa, so why will he even be interested in any other woman? Once he loves someone, there will


    be no ce in his heart for another woman."


    "Will it remain the same even if Tessa got married and gave birth to a child?"


    Mango knew that some people were loyal in love. However, Carlson had a high status, so how


    could he watch his love get married and have children?


    Wasn''t it a joke to him?


    Nathaniel seemed a little gloomy. He was able to empathize with Carlson since he was also a man.


    "It must have been hard for him to see her get married and have children. When Tessa got married,


    Carlson was drunk for three days. After getting drunk, he wanted to snatch the bride for himself, but


    unfortunately, we stopped him."


    Nathaniel felt a little upset when he thought of Carlson back then.


    Carlson was a proud person, but on the day Tessa got married, he got drunk and actually cried.


    This was the first time he and Harris had seen Carlson crying.


    He cried like a helpless child. He even cursed his ipetence and inability to protect the person


    he loved. He could only watch helplessly as his beloved woman married someone else.


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    In fact, Carlson did want Tessa to wait for him. Why wouldn''t he?


    However, he couldn''t be so selfish.


    He didn''t know how long it would take for him to reach his current position. However, a woman''s


    youth onlysted a few years. Even if Tessa said she would wait for him, he wouldn''t agree to it.


    In order to force Tessa to leave him and pursue her own happiness, he had done something that


    hurt her heart.


    At the thought of the past, Nathaniel sighed softly.


    Upon hearing his sigh, Mango knew that there was another story.


    "Is there anything that you''re not telling me? Spill quickly!"


    "Mango, you''re shouldn''t be so nosy."


    Nathaniel looked at his wife, who was eager for more gossips and could not help feeling a little


    depressed.


    Mango smiled and said, "I don''t care, okay? Just tell me if there''s more story it. If you don''t tell me


    now, I''ll still know about it when Carlson is here, don''t you agree? It''s better if I know the whole


    story."


    In fact, Nathaniel knew that those were her excuses. However, when he saw Mango''s burning


    curiosity, he decided to tell her everything. No matter how close he was to Carlson, thetter''s


    secret would be exposed sooner orter. It was better for Nathaniel to tell Mango now to satisfy her


    curiosity.


    At the thought of this, Nathaniel said calmly, "In order to force Tessa to leave him, Carlson


    intentionally dated Tessa''s cousin, Brt."


    "Sc*mbag."


    Even though she knew that Carlson was doing this for Tessa''s own good, it wasn''t very smart to use


    another woman to get rid of his beloved woman. Moreover, to Tessa, Carlson was a yboy who


    had toyed with her.


    Nathaniel couldn''t help but defend Carlson.


    "He is not exactly a sc*mbag. Carlson and Brt didn''t know each other very well. They were


    more like best friends. At that time, he didn''t want Brt to know the truth, so he didn''t tell her


    everything. Originally, Carlson and Tessa had dated in secret. Although Carlson''s ability was not as


    good as he is now, he was still able to keep his rtionship secret. Therefore, except for Tessa and


    Carlson, only Harris and I know about their rtionship."


    At the thought of the past, Nathaniel sighed again and said, "When Carlson courted Brt,


    everyone was surprised, especially Brt herself. I thought Brt would turn him down, but she


    didn''t do so. Not only did she not do so, but she actually dated Carlson despite their friendship. At


    that time, I knew that Brt was an ambitious person."


    Mango understood this as well. Since there was an opportunity to rise through the ranks, one


    should not let it go. Besides, Carlson was a goodlooking man with a wealthy family. Any ambitious


    woman would fall in love with him.


    "Did Brt make a move?"


    Mango came to this conclusion.


    Nathaniel shook his head and nodded again. In the end, he said, "In fact, Brt liked another


    person, but she was also reluctant to give up on Carlson, so she did something else. Carlson was


    faking it for Tessa, so when she came to him, he hurt her like a yboy. She was heartbroken but


    he was not any better. That was how Brt knew about Carlson and Tessa. Carlson dated Brt


    in the first ce simply because she was cousins with Tessa. The two of them were close. This was


    the only way Tessa will leave the Santell Capital and the Soo family. As long as Tessa stayed with


    the Soo family, Carlson would be worried about her. He had no other choice."


    "Besides, he and Brt were friends. He knew that she liked someone else, so he nned to


    exin everything to her after he drove Tessa away. He promised topensate Brt properly.


    However, she was a troublemaker. After knowing the whole story, she actually asked Carlson for a


    favor. She wanted him to take care of someone."


    At this point, Nathaniel had a frown on his face. There was a trace of anger in his eyes as well.


    "Take care of someone?" "Yes, take care of a person. Carlson was in a bad mood because of


    Tessa''s departure. 8 ret asked him to teach someone a lesson. Carlson felt that he owed her a


    favor, so he agreed promptly. Unexpectedly, that person was a trap set up for him. Carlson is only


    alive now because of his capability and status. However, back then, he was a mess because of


    Tessa and they took advantage of his distraught state. I didn''t know if Brt was bribed by others,


    but at that time, the person whom Carlson was supposed to teach a lesson died after receiving two


    punches from him. He was killed in public under broad daylight. So, Carlson was arrested and all


    the evidence was presented to the court. Even if he was the heir of his family, he was not above the


    law. So he was imprisoned in jail. At that time, Tessa received news that Carlson killed someone for


    Brt. It was a big blow to Tessa. That incident led to her thinking that Carlson really fell in love


    with Brt, so she agreed to marry Marcelo."


    Mango didn''t expect to hear such surprising news. She couldn''t help but ask, "Did Tessa not


    consider waiting for Carlson after he was convicted in jail?"


    "At that time, Brt imed to be Carlson''s girlfriend. What else could Tessa do? Moreover,


    Brt did a good job of keeping Tessa and Carlson''s rtionship a secret. This was also what


    Carlson wanted. He himself was in the center of attention. He needed a girlfriend to divert his


    enemy''s attention from Tessa. Especially after the murder, he was even more certain that forcing


    Tessa to leave him was a wise choice. Therefore, everyone acknowledged Carlson and 8 ret as


    true lovers. At that time, someone already noticed Tessa, so the most effective way to keep her safe


    was to let her marry someone else. Marcelo was able to marry Tessa because Carlson worked hard


    behind the scenes. One could imagine how Carlson felt when he let his beloved woman marry


    another man."


    Sometimes, Nathaniel would put himself in Carlson''s shoes. Would he do the same under the same


    circumstances? However, he didn''t know the answer himself.


    Sometimes, one wouldn''t be able toe up with the solution unless one was in the prime position.


    Only when one''s life was on the line that one would make a choice because one did not have


    another choice. Although he and Mango had gone through some hardships, everything turned out


    fine.


    Mango went silent.


    She was also a woman so she could understand Tessa''s feelings. However, if she fell in love with


    an oundish man like Carlson, she knew she would eventually leave.


    It was one thing to love a person, but it was another thing to sacrifice oneself for love. However, it


    was okay to sacrifice for love provided that one''s family wasn''t involved. This was not Tessa''s case.


    If she continued to stay by Carlson''s side and dered their rtionship, she would have given the


    Carlson''s opponent a great opportunity to attack. This was because she was Carlson''s soft spot.


    Meanwhile, she had no way of protecting herself and her family.


    Because of her, it was very likely that the Soo family, a family that had existed for centuries, would


    perish overnight. If that was the case, Tessa would be the sinner to the downfall of the Soo


    family.


    So it was not impossible that the Soo family knew more than they should. In order to protect their


    family, they had probably done some of the dirty work themselves.


    Mango was racking her brain.


    "Nathan, who poisoned Tessa, in your opinion? Could it be the Soo family? You also told me that


    Tessa was good at fighting at that time, and Carlson was convicted of manughter. Tessa was


    forced to marry Marcelo. Back then, why did she choose Marcelo? One reason was that Marcelo


    had been persistent in pursuing her. Could it be that the Soo family was pressuring her? Perhaps


    the Soo family wanted the Li family to be their inws?"


    Nathaniel paused slightly upon hearing Mango''s words. Then he turned around to look at her.


    He had always known that Mango was smart, but now, he was proud of her.


    "Well, the head of the Soo family is different from Noah. Noah doesn''t like the internal conflicts of


    big families, so he left the Soo family and worked in the military hospital with Genevieve. He had


    lived a rxed life. Originally, the head of the Soo family wanted Noah to inherit the position of the


    head of the family, but Noah rejected his suggestion. Fortunately, Noah''s girlfriend, Genevieve, had


    a father who was a lieutenant general. Even if the current head of the Soo family was unhappy with


    Noah, he could only turn a blind eye to thetter. But for the other members of the Soo family, this is


    an opportunity."


    Nathaniel rubbed his temples. As the heir of an elite family, he knew better than anyone how terrible


    the internal conflict between families members was. Since everyone wanted to be the head of the


    family, they had many dirty means to get them closer to their goal.


    Back then, Tessa was in that situation. Maybe the Soo family knew a little about the rtionship


    between Tessa and Carlson. When Carlson was arrested, everyone thought that he was doomed


    and had no hope of getting the position of the head of the family. As the saying went, it was human


    nature to add insult to injury. However, no one knew whether the Soo family was working together


    with Carlson''s enemies. However, Nathaniel knew that the shrewd members of the Soo family


    would definitely try every means possible to stay away from Carlson under that circumstances. It


    was best if they had nothing to do with each other. Therefore, did Tessa really marry Marcelo out of


    her own will back then? Or did the Soo family forced her to do so?