Chapter 4

Seeing this, Mr. Cheyne quickly came over, took the keys, and assumed the driver’s role.

Cynthia opened the passenger door and sat down, not looking at Joshua again for the entire journey.

Mr. Cheyne was apprehensive, fearing that Cynthia might blurt out something shocking later.

He hesitated. “Mrs. Neal, you…”

“Drive.”

Cynthia’s voice was light but cold.

Mr. Cheyne glanced at the rearview mirror, and seeing that Mr. Neal had no reaction, he drove out of the parking lot in silence. The atmosphere inside the car was so heavy that Mr. Cheyne felt as if he were being suffocated.

Neither Mr. Neal nor Mrs. Neal seemed inclined to speak, and an icy chill emanated from both of them. While he understood Mr. Neal’s temperament, Mr. Cheyne could not figure out why Mrs. Neal, who had been in a good mood just moments before, was now so cold. He kept his concerns to himself.

Joshua sat in the back seat, his gaze uncontrollably drawn to the silent Cynthia in the passenger seat. He was surprised by the emotions stirring within him.

Half an hour later, the car came to a stop at the hospital entrance. With a firm grip on Cynthia’s wrist, Joshua led her

toward the VIP ward.

Cynthia said, wincing at the pain from his grip, “Mr. Neal, if you keep holding me like this, you’ll be charged with

intentional harm in court before I even get the chance to be charged with attempted murder of Jayleen.”

disdainful look, making him. feel uncomfortable. He felt a flicker of guilt, but it vanished when he considered the possibility

averting his eyes and striding to Jayleen’s hospital room. He opened the door, revealing Jayleen lying in bed. Her face lit up with a gentle smile when she

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Cynthia entered the room. Taking in the tender scene before her, she sarcastically asked, “Do

misunderstand. There’s nothing between. Joshua and me. It’s not what you think,”

and replied with a hint of irony, “If you’d let

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closer look at Jayleen’s features. Jayleen appeared gentle, kind, and delicate. No

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a hint of grievance, gripping his hand

likely hoped to provoke and enrage her with

thinking that Jayleen was afraid of Cynthia’s hostility, gently patted her back with a

feeling disgusted,

humiliating her with his affection for Jayleen.

ignored Cynthia, continuing to

Cynthia asked, noticing him out of

how he had been discovered. “Mrs. Neal,” he

curious if Neal Group’s stock prices would be affected if news of your president, Mr. Neal’s infidelity and poor conduct were to leak,” Cynthia said

He could not believe what Mrs. Neal

weakly, letting

caused enough trouble?” Joshua’s tone was icy, and he patted Jayleen’s back to

you here to apologize

phone and started to record. “I thought you called me

room fell silent at

you think would happen if I sent this to Mrs. Neal?” Cynthia asked, saving the recording and putting

away.

that even

threatening me?” he

two look great together, and the scenes I captured

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