Chapter 5

Jayleen looked at Joshua and said something ambiguous, “I’ll listen to Joshua’s orders.”

“Joshua, are you willing to show me?” Cynthia’s beautiful eyebrows lifted slightly.

Joshua looked at her feigned innocence and, without saying much, picked up a phone from the table, opened WhatsApp, and handed her the conversation after scrolling through the chat history.

Cynthia took it and read the contents.

[Mrs. Neal: If you help me get rid of Jayleen, I’ll pay off your debt and give you another hundred thousand.]

[Driver: How do I know you’ll keep your word?]

[Mrs. Neal: I’m Joshua’s wife; a hundred thousand is nothing to me.]

[Driver: I’ll trust you this time, but if you back out, I’ll make a scene at Neal Group!]

[Driver: Send me a photo.]

[Mrs. Neal: Picture]

[Mrs. Neal: Make it clean.]

Cynthia finished reading and asked, “That’s it?”

Joshua looked down at her, searching for a hint of panic on her face but found none. “That’s it.”

Cynthia returned the phone, calmly analyzing the situation.

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It wasn’t me. With Mr. Neal’s resources, it shouldn’t be difficult to find out who’s behind this account.”

“The account is new and unverified,” Joshua replied coldly.

can track

her. He had never known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had always solved her

person.

to tell me the

prompted when he did

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gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the IP addresses associated

“Yes, sir.”

he stayed any

it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s voice remained cold, his eyes

her. The woman who did

of wasting time with me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver

not engaging in

Joshua could speak,

“What?” he asked.

this, the first thing you should do is call the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on

he found out it was Cynthia, his first

atmosphere grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was

eye contact until Jayleen’s voice interrupted Joshua’s thoughts.

“Yes?”

want to rest

stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner of her lips. “Before you rest, Ms. Shaw, shouldn’t you apologize to

Jayleen asked and

called her name with a hint of warning.

of you seducing my

that you falsely accused

apologized, her

fingers tightened. “I saw the name Mrs. Neal and assumed it was

a taste of her own medicine. “I see, I thought you might have staged this

Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

Can’t I make a joke?” Cynthia

don’t like her, but there’s no need

smile as she looked at him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she seriously told you I hired

his deep and cold eyes were unreadable. “Joshua,” Cynthia

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