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

eyes narrowed, sweeping over her. He had never known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had always solved her problems. Now it seemed that she was

person.

to tell me the IP address is hidden, are

prompted when he

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

“Yes, sir.”

the phone, genuinely afraid that if he stayed any longer, Mrs.

sure it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s

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 her kindness and

investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss Shaw’s itinerary for

reasoned, not engaging in

speak, Cynthia

“What?” he asked.

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

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

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

Jayleen’s voice

“Yes?”

to rest

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

asked

Cynthia’s meaning and called her name with

issue of you seducing

that you falsely accused me,”

Jayleen quickly apologized,

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

giving her a taste of her own medicine. “I see, I thought you might have staged this accident out of jealousy because Joshua

didn’t!” Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

deal? Can’t I make a joke?” Cynthia

you make a joke?” Joshua instinctively protected his beloved. “I know you don’t like

at him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she seriously

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

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