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.

suggested, “You can track the IP

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

person.

tell me the IP address is

when he did

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not answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department

“Yes, sir.”

left with the phone, genuinely afraid that if he stayed any

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

actions had shattered his previous impressions of her. The woman who 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 were

how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss

not engaging in

could speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

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

eyes darkened slightly. He did not know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to confront her instead of calling the

them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was her reflection. Her usually

eye contact until Jayleen’s

“Yes?”

want to rest

had no intention of letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner

Jayleen asked

understood Cynthia’s meaning and called her name

issue of

fact that you falsely accused

Jayleen quickly apologized, her

as her nervous fingers tightened. “I saw the name Mrs. Neal

see, I thought you might have staged this

Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

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

like her, but there’s no need to smear her. Take

smile as she looked at him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did

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

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