  "15 minutes later. Thomas came to Nathaniel. With a thick folder and a brief report, as the boss used to demand."
      ...so Katherine had a car accident five years ago. It is said to be very serious. Her family took her somewhere for treatment and came back more than a year later.
      Five years ago?
      Nathaniel couldn't miss this message. He reviewed the report.
      "On the other side, Thomas nodded in disbelieve. It could no be a coincidence."
      "Five years ago, when?"
      March 18th.
      "Even the Thomas was merely repeating what was printed on the paper, Nathaniel still couldn't believe it."
      March 18th? Are you sure?
      "I'm positive. You know the Americans, they keep health records honestly."
      Thomas was a little surprised by Nathaniel's behavior. Nathaniel had used to be calm.
      "Nathaniel suddenly burst into laughter, which creeped out Thomas.

  "Macy thought she had Nathaniel in her pocket, but what Nathaniel did as a reply, was just patting his coat and said faintly, ""No. I can take good care of Wisdom. Besides, you are not an employee of the company. It's not appropriate."""
      There's no one in the company on this weekend.
      Macy Cho wouldn't give up.
      "She wanted to be involved with family business, but Nathaniel had always refused her request, with the claim of anti-nepotism. He also promised that if she really wanted to do business, he could start a company for her. In fact, she just wanted to spend more time with Nathaniel."
      "However, Nathaniel neglected the grievance in Macy's eyes. He replied with few emotion, ""It's against the company rules. And today is all about internet, everybody is watching. Stop talking nonsense."""
      "Immediately, tears welled up in Macy's eyes."
      "Nathaniel, do y

  "After returning to her room, Mango sent a message directly to Nathaniel."
      "Mr. Ye, pardon me for resigning on such short notice. I may be a little unfit with the environment of Ocean City, so I have already applied to be transferred back to the headquarter office. I'm sure a new designer will replace me for future cooperation. It happens that Miss Cho's public apology indicates that I am a bit difficult to deal with, so you can blame me for this personnel change. Best wishes. Katherine."
      "After pressed the send button, Mango turned off her mobile phone and took a nap, leaning against the bed."
      Nathaniel was a little stunned when he received the text message.
      "This was his personal phone number, even Macy did not know. This phone number had been of public use since his wife died five years ago. He kept the number just in the faith that she would return, or more for memorial purpose. So far, except for his assistant Thomas, only the dead Mango had this number."
      "Now, this Katherine lady actually sent a text message to his private number. There was no chance that Thomas dare not giving the boss's private number to Katherine, who was almost a stranger. That left only one possible answer: Katherine was Mango Shen, his wife!"
      Coming to this conclusion made Nathaniel's mood swings.
      "With obvious pieces of evidence and the Ye family's intelligence, he could have already come to this conclusion. The reason he didn't, was just this woman brought up a lot of old memories, and Nathaniel's suspicious nature. Plus, he failed countless times to find her in the past five years, maybe he had given up hope deep inside."
      "Now that a new hope raised. Without one second wasted, Nathaniel called Thomas."
      How's the background check on Katherine?
      "Thomas Song, the miserable assistant to the most powerful man in Ocean City, was at the time slept over his laptop in the office. With all the online grinding and offline filed checking, he was flooded with files and information and was planning to sleep off the weekend before submitting a final report. But when Nathaniel's phone came, Thomas was hammered back to consciousness, like being electrified."
      "So did his fake British accent. ""Thomas Song at your service, sire... master... um... Mister. Ye. Pulled all my strings. Both official and off the book. Katherine stayed in the States forever, it seems. Bank, tax, bills, all her record checks. I even investigated her associates back in school. Katherine is a real person with a real identity."""
      Thomas's nervousness wasn't new to Nathaniel but did make him impatient.
      "Is there any empty period of time? For example, she has been abroad for a while, or is there an accident?"
      "Hearing Nathaniel's question, Thomas was a little confused."
      "That. My lord, I'm not sure."
      "I'll give you half an hour. I want all the information. Remember, I want it all."
      "After that, Nathaniel hung up the phone, regardless of Thomas's reply."
      "Katherine had lived in the United States for a long time and had a full record tracing back to her childhood. But why did she share so many similarities with Mango? Was this really a coincidence? And how could a person who had been living in the United States keep a close relationship with Rainie Blu, who had never been out of the country? And furthermore, Rainie was his wife's best friend."
      These questions kept hovering in Nathaniel's mind.
      "He opened the drawer, which contained the divorce agreement and the wedding ring, which were left by Mango to him five years ago."
      "It seemed the only thing Nathaniel bought for Mango for their three-year marriage, was this ring. And it was for the ceremony, not for their relationship."
      "At that time, Nathaniel did not want this marriage. He did not enjoy a woman who was full of schemes. But every time he came back from work, Mango always left a lamp on, just for him. No matter how late he came back, Mango would always have dinner ready. She kept heating dinner for the entire three years, even when Nathaniel often times skipped dinner."
      "In fact, Nathaniel was aware of Mango's seeking medicine on her birth issue. At that time, a wife who couldn't give birth to children was better for him. Anyway, this marriage was not a fruit of love, which made children a burden to both sides. But he didn't expect to feel stressed when he saw Mango taking those Chinese herbals. When he learned that Mango was food poisoned and hospitalized, he felt guilty for the first time."
      "At that time, he knew that Mango had taken a place in his heart. But he didn't realize this love, so he forced himself to be more alienated from her and became even more indifferent to her. He thought that this would make everything back to the beginning. But Mango was such a silly and headstrong woman. No matter how cold he was, she smiled and welcomed Nathaniel, leaving bitterness and tears to herself."
      "He had thought that Mango tough woman who would not cry. until one night when she had a fever and curled up alone in bed, crying Nathaniel's name. That was when Nathaniel realized Mango was not as tough as she looked."
      "Nathaniel wanted to treat Mango well. But, unfortunately, Macy came back with a child of the Ye family, which changed everything. And Mango just happened to be pregnant too. In order to avoid Macy's news hurting Mango, Nathaniel sent Macy abroad. Then, the tragic fire happened."
      "Although five years had passed, Nathaniel still had doubts. He did not believe that such a woman who loved him with all her heart would cheat on him. What really happened remained a secret, and the only woman who knew the secret vanished in that fire."
      "Yet, now she returned!"
      "Although there was no hard definite evidence, Nathaniel just had this gut feeling."
      "Mango Shen, his wife, returned!"

"15 minutes later. Thomas came to Nathaniel. With a thick folder and a brief report, as the boss used to demand."
      ...so Katherine had a car accident five years ago. It is said to be very serious. Her family took her somewhere for treatment and came back more than a year later.
      Five years ago?
      Nathaniel couldn't miss this message. He reviewed the report.
      "On the other side, Thomas nodded in disbelieve. It could no be a coincidence."
      "Five years ago, when?"
      March 18th.
      "Even the Thomas was merely repeating what was printed on the paper, Nathaniel still couldn't believe it."
      March 18th? Are you sure?
      "I'm positive. You know the Americans, they keep health records honestly."
      Thomas was a little surprised by Nathaniel's behavior. Nathaniel had used to be calm.
      "Nathaniel suddenly burst into laughter, which creeped out Thomas. But soon, Thomas found out true happiness mixed with bitterness in this weird laughter."


Chapter 23 Why the brat?