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

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

person.

the IP address is

he did not

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order, Cheyne, have the tech department

“Yes, sir.”

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

Joshua’s

woman who did not care about money

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

not engaging

speak, Cynthia

“What?” he asked.

the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his handsome

slightly. He did not know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to confront her instead of calling the

grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was her reflection. Her usually

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

“Yes?”

to

simple statement 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 lips. “Before you

Jayleen asked

understood Cynthia’s meaning and called her name with a hint

aside the issue of you seducing my

discuss the fact that you falsely

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized, her voice

“I saw the name Mrs. Neal and

thought you might have staged this accident out of jealousy because Joshua was with

Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

deal? Can’t I make a

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

lips curled into a smile as she looked at him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she

and cold eyes were unreadable. “Joshua,” Cynthia

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