The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 178

Rita fell asleep quickly.

Nathaniel tucked Rita into her quilt and quietly left the ward, then he saw Wisdom standing in front of the corridor window and secretly wiping his tears.

Nathaniel sighed softly and walked to Wisdom, carrying him.

"Thinking of Zion again?"

Wisdom couldn't help leaning on Nathaniel's shoulder and crying after hearing his words.

"Daddy, will brother come back? Where did he go? Why is there no news at all? Our family has so many connections, why can't we find out where he is? I am so afraid, Daddy, what if brother doesn't come back?"

Nathaniel's nose felt a little sour.

He pressed Wisdom's head tightly on his shoulder, his eyes already wet.

"No, Zion will be fine. He will come back one day."

"But I miss him. I miss him so much. Rita is about to have her operation. Brother has always been concerned about her illness. Why isn't he back here at this time?"

The little crying Wisdom trembled.

Ever since Zion's disappearance, Wisdom seemed to have changed. Apart from smiling in front of Rita, it always hurt to look at him. Nathaniel didn't feel good but he could only comfort Wisdom and say, "When Rita recovers, let's go look for Zion together. Don't cry, you are a big brother. You must

believe that Zion will definitely come back. I believe that a miracle will surely happen. God will not be so cruel."

Nathaniel didn't know whether he was talking to Wisdom or comforting himself. At present, it was driving him crazy to feel so powerless. Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Wisdom cried on Nathaniel's shoulder for a while and then fell asleep.

Wisdom hadn't gotten a good rest after he had arrived in the United States, he didn't have a good rest. He had been worried and very uptight about Rita. After he vented his sadness, he was exhausted and gradually fell asleep.

Nathaniel carried him back to the ward and covered him with a blanket.

Just then, the doctor had some news for Nathaniel.

"Mr. Ye, there's something I need to discuss with you."

"Is it about Rita?"

Nathaniel's heart suddenly tightened.

The doctor nodded.

Nathaniel asked the bodyguards to take care of the two children and then followed the doctor into his office.

The doctor closed the door and handed some information to Nathaniel.

"What's this?" "This is a voluntary donation letter for a kidney that we received a few days ago, and the other party has already sent their own bone marrow for matching. The other party repeatedly

stressed that you are not allowed to donate your kidney, but we have checked that she is not suitable."

The doctor's words stunned Nathaniel.

"Who is that person?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "The other party's identity is very mysterious, but they seem to have a strong background. I am not qualified to investigate here, but the other party has been emphasizing that you are not allowed to do the operation. I am wondering if he is your relative or friend?"

Nathaniel was stunned.

Who was the person that was stopping him from going into the operation?

Nanny Zhang came to mind, but thinking about it, it didn't feel right. In order to get evidence, Nathaniel sent Terrance a message, but his reply was that Nanny Zhang was cursing and scolding, saying why she had to donate her kidney to a stranger.

Nathaniel frowned again.

If it was not Nanny Zhang, who else could it be?

Nathaniel opened the letter, but was stunned by the signature on it.

It turned out to be his mother, Old Mrs.Ye!

The shock on Nathaniel's face was unparalleled.

He had always thought that Old Mrs. Shen didn't approve of him and Mango, and she didn't even express any opinion about Zion's disappearance. He didn't expect that she would donate her

kidneys for Rita.

Nathaniel's eyes suddenly became a little moist.

It seemed that his mother knew his every move.

"I got it, doctor. I'm going out to make a phone call."

Nathaniel's emotions were not very calm.

The doctor nodded. After going out, Nathaniel called Old Mrs. Shen.

The other party answered very quickly but the ambience sound was quite noisy. It seemed as if Mrs. Ye was somewhere outside.

"Mom."

After Nathaniel said this, he suddenly wanted to cry.

Nathaniel was not a weak person. While dating Mango, he felt that he had always shouldered a heavy burden. There was no one around him who understood and approved of him. He always felt that he was walking alone. After finding out about Old Mrs. Shen's actions, Nathaniel suddenly felt like he had become as weak as a child.

His voice trembled fiercely, with an undetectable hint of tears.

Old Mrs. Shen sighed and said, "How old are you? You are already a father of a child. Why are you still so childish?"

"Thank you, Mom."

Nathaniel knew that there was no need to be so polite between mother and son. But over the years, Nathaniel had not been very close to his mother. Especially after what had happened to Nick after Nick was driven out of the house by his mother, he bore a grudge. Now in the face of his mother's actions, Nathaniel felt very unfilial.

The death of Nick should have affected Old Mrs. Shen the most, but Nathaniel had always blamed her.

Old Mrs. Shen's eyes were also a little wet.

"There's nothing to thank because we're mother and child. I'm already so old, I should no longer be making decisions for you. You're all grown up. No matter whether it's you or Nick, you have your own thoughts. These few years I've been thinking, if I didn't chase Nick out of the house because of that incident back then, would he still be alive and calling me Mom."

"Mom, don't say that. It's all in the past. Nick has never blamed you."

"But I blame myself! That's my son! For so many years, I have been running away to face the fact. I dare not go back, dare not return home, and even dare not think about you, but I still can't help missing you. I have let Nick down, and you're having a rough time here but I don't know what to do. I didn't approve when you married Mango because I felt that a relationship requires two people's input. Although Mango loves you, you didn't love her. It was an unfair marriage for both of you, but since you insisted, I couldn't say anything. But even after five years of wedded life, you didn't understand your heart until that big fire brought away everything, including you. Do you know how upset I was? I wanted to go back to accompany you but you didn't need me. When you were young I was busy with the company and I passed you over to Nanny Zhang. Now that you're older, you don't need my help with the company affairs. It was then that I realized, you don't even need me anymore."

"You always greeted me respectfully, but you never took the initiative to tell me what you need and what you want. But you told Nanny Zhang everything. I am your biological mother but I felt like I was an outsider in the Ye family. I worked hard all my life and gave birth to you after 10 months but yet we were like strangers. I didn't dare and could not stay at home. But this doesn't mean that I don't love you, that I don't love my children. When I found out that Zion was your son, I even bought him some toys and wanted to send them over but I was scared that you wouldn't care about it. If I knew that the child would end up like that, I would have sent him the toys at all costs. Now he hasn't even met his grandmother."

Old Mrs. Ye suddenly choked up and couldn't speak.

Nathaniel's heart throbbed with pain.

"No, mom, I don't have a problem with you. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

Nathaniel's words made Old Mrs. Shen even more agitated.

"You never told me anything, but you'd tell me about Nanny Zhang. I'm not trying to protect her, but in my heart I think that she has probably replaced my position as your mother. I don't want you to be upset or conflicted. After all, she has done everything for your own good and she won't harm you. That's why I accepted it. About Mango, it's my fault, I couldn't understand your wishes and I couldn't understand why you had to marry her. But I feel so bad towards my grandchild."

Old Mrs. Ye was crying so hard she couldn't talk.

Nathaniel had never talked to his mother like this, and he didn't know that his mother thought that way. Choking up, he said, "Mom, I will get Zion back.

I will."

"I believe you, but you have to listen to me regarding Rita. I'm so old and have lived long enough. It's not a big deal to give my granddaughter my kidney, but you are still young. There's a bright future ahead of you. Listen to me, don't compete with me this time. Let me do something for my granddaughter."

Madam Ye wiped her tears, took a deep breath and said, "The burden on your shoulders is very heavy. You have to find Mango, find your son, and take care of your daughter. How can you have so much energy? I'm old now and I want to return to see you, to see my grandchildren. Even if you drive me away,

I won't leave."

"No, you will always be my mother. How can I drive you away?"

Nathaniel felt a sudden warmth in his heart. The motherly love, which he had missed for so many years, seemed to be filled up all of a sudden.

He had never lost it, but he didn't know it existed.

After chatting with Old Madam Ye for a while, Nathaniel said in a low voice, "Mom, I'm not trying to vie with you but your kidney is not compatible with Rita. So far, I'm the only one who is compatible, so it has to be me."

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"How could it be possible? I'm her biological grandmother!"

Obviously, Madam Ye couldn't accept this news, and her voice couldn't help raising a little.

Nathaniel comforted her and said, "Mom, not all family members are compatible."

"But I doesn't want to see you..."

"I'm also a father, mom. Whatever you feel towards me is what I feel towards Rita."

Nathaniel's words finally made Old Madam Ye collapse.

She held the phone and cried.

"Why can't it be me? Why is mine not compatible? Why?"

Nathaniel's heart felt sour, but he had to comfort Old Madam Ye. It took a while for her to calm herself down. After she nagged Nathaniel to take good care of himself, they hung up.

After a little while, Nathaniel calmed down a little and returned to the doctor's office.

"Doctor, just pretend that it didn't happen. I'm still ready for the operation between me and Rita."

Nathaniel said this lightly, but the doctor gave Nathaniel a report, which made his eyes narrow.