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

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

person.

tell me the IP

prompted when he

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did not answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the

“Yes, sir.”

afraid that if he stayed any longer,

you?” Joshua’s voice remained

responsible. After all, her recent actions had shattered his previous impressions of her. The woman who did

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

engaging in an

could speak,

“What?” he asked.

the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his handsome face, “Not

slightly. He did not know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to

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

maintained eye contact until Jayleen’s

“Yes?”

to

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

asked and

meaning and called her

issue of you seducing my husband

the fact that you falsely

quickly apologized, her

the name Mrs. Neal and

medicine. “I see, I thought you might have staged this accident

didn’t!” Jayleen instinctively defended

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

the big deal? Can’t I make a joke?” Cynthia chatted amiably, seemingly

know you don’t like her, but there’s no need to smear her. Take

get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when

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

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