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

clever. In the past, he had always solved her problems. Now it seemed that

person.

to tell me the

when he did

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order, Cheyne, have the tech department

“Yes, sir.”

that if he stayed

wasn’t you?” Joshua’s

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 her kindness and nonchalance during the divorce were

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

reasoned, not engaging in

speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

first thing you should do is call the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his

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

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

eye contact until Jayleen’s voice interrupted Joshua’s thoughts.

“Yes?”

to rest

undertone of dismissal. Cynthia, 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,

asked and

called her name with

aside the issue of

fact that you

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized, her

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

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

Jayleen instinctively defended

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

Can’t I make

beloved. “I know you don’t like her, but there’s no need to smear her. Take it out on me if

angry over a joke. Did you ever get

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

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