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

her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had always solved her problems. Now

person.

not going to tell me the IP address

when he did not

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Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the IP addresses associated with this

“Yes, sir.”

that if he stayed any

Joshua’s voice remained cold, his

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

me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew

not engaging in

Joshua could speak, Cynthia

“What?” he asked.

you should do is call the police.” Cynthia reminded him,

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

their eyes locked, and 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 fluttering like

Jayleen’s voice interrupted Joshua’s thoughts.

“Yes?”

to

however, had no intention of letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner of her lips. “Before you rest, Ms. Shaw, shouldn’t

asked

and called her name

the issue of you

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

apologized, her

fingers tightened. “I saw the name Mrs. Neal and assumed

replied, giving her a taste of her own medicine. “I see, I thought you might have staged this accident

Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

make a joke?” Cynthia chatted amiably, seemingly

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

a joke. Did you ever get this upset

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

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