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

had never known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had always solved her problems. Now it seemed that

person.

tell me the IP address is

he

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but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech

“Yes, sir.”

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

you?” Joshua’s voice remained cold, his

impressions of her. The woman who did not

me, you should investigate how the

reasoned, not engaging in

Joshua could speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting

not know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to confront her instead of calling

and an odd atmosphere grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was her reflection.

until Jayleen’s voice interrupted

“Yes?”

want to

letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner of her lips. “Before you rest, Ms.

asked

meaning and called her name with a hint of warning.

of you seducing my husband

discuss the fact that you

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized, her voice

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

see, I thought you

didn’t!” Jayleen instinctively defended

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

I make a joke?”

protected his beloved. “I know you 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

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

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