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.

“You can track

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

person.

going to tell me the IP address

he did not

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not answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the IP addresses associated with

“Yes, sir.”

afraid that if he stayed any longer, Mrs. Neal would trick

it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s

first thought was that Cynthia 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 whether

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

engaging in an

speak, Cynthia

“What?” he asked.

thing you should do is call the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his handsome face, “Not come after

but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was

a moment, their eyes locked, and an odd atmosphere grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see

until Jayleen’s voice interrupted Joshua’s thoughts.

“Yes?”

to rest

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

asked and

called her

issue of

discuss the fact that you falsely accused me,” Cynthia said,

Jayleen quickly apologized, her voice full

“I saw the name

see, I thought you might have staged this accident out of

Jayleen instinctively defended

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

I make a

“I know you don’t like her, but there’s no need

over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she seriously told

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

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