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

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

person.

tell me the IP address is hidden,

when he did not

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answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the

“Yes, sir.”

phone, genuinely afraid that if he stayed

sure it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s

was responsible. After all, her recent 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

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

not engaging

speak,

“What?” he asked.

police.” Cynthia reminded him, her

slightly. He did not know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first

an odd atmosphere grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was her reflection. Her usually smiling eyes blinked gently, her curled lashes

eye contact until Jayleen’s

“Yes?”

want to rest

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

Jayleen asked and

Cynthia’s meaning and called her name with a hint of

the issue of you seducing

you

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized, her voice full

fingers tightened. “I saw the name Mrs. Neal

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

didn’t!” Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

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

don’t like her, but there’s

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

eyes were unreadable. “Joshua,” Cynthia called him with a more formal

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