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 the IP

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

person.

me the IP

when he did

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

“Yes, sir.”

if he stayed any longer, Mrs. Neal would trick him

sure it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s voice

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

me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss Shaw’s itinerary for the

not engaging

Joshua could speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on

he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to confront her instead of calling

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

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

“Yes?”

want to rest

carried an unmistakable 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

Jayleen asked

called her name with

set aside the issue of you seducing my

you falsely accused me,” Cynthia

Jayleen quickly apologized,

fingers tightened. “I saw the

thought you might have staged this accident out

didn’t!” Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

the big deal? Can’t I make

how 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

him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she seriously told you I hired someone to

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

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