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

known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had always solved her problems. Now it seemed that she was a

person.

not going to tell me the IP address is

prompted when he

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gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the

“Yes, sir.”

with the phone, genuinely afraid that if he stayed

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

did not care about money demanded so much in the divorce. Her gentle demeanor suddenly turned confrontational. Who could say whether her kindness and nonchalance during the divorce

wasting time with me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss Shaw’s itinerary for the

not engaging in an

Joshua could speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his handsome face, “Not

he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to confront her instead of calling the

moment, their eyes locked, and an odd atmosphere grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was her reflection. Her usually smiling

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

“Yes?”

to rest

letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner

asked

meaning and called her name with a hint

issue of you

that you falsely accused me,” Cynthia

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized, her

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

thought

Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

big deal? Can’t I make a joke?” Cynthia chatted amiably,

how you make a joke?” Joshua instinctively protected his beloved. “I know you don’t like her, but there’s no need to smear

“You get so angry over a joke. Did

were unreadable. “Joshua,” Cynthia called

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