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.

suggested, “You can

never known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had

person.

the IP address

prompted when he did not

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did not answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the IP

“Yes, sir.”

afraid that if he stayed any longer, Mrs.

you?” Joshua’s voice remained cold, his

of her. The woman who did not

me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew

reasoned, not engaging in

could speak,

“What?” he asked.

do is call 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

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

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

“Yes?”

to rest

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 rest,

asked and

her name with a hint of

the issue of you

discuss the fact that you falsely

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized,

as her nervous fingers tightened. “I saw the name

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

Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

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

you don’t like her,

over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she seriously told you I hired someone to hit

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

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