Mr. Neal, Mrs. Neal’s Gone with The Money by Little Treasure

Chapter 15

Their eyes met.

The atmosphere turned cold as both of their faces showed clear disdain for each other.

Cynthia, wearing slippers, headed upstairs without any intention of engaging in conversation. For the first time, she exuded such a cold aura.

“Stop,” Joshua said, addressing her retreating figure.

Cynthia acted as if she had not heard him and kept walking.

Joshua quickly stepped in front of her at the bottom of the stairs, looking down at her with his usual detached demeanor. “Can we talk?”

“Fine,” Cynthia agreed.

They walked toward the couch, and Joshua removed the remote control.

Cynthia saw this and said nothing. She poured herself a glass of water, took a sip, and then sat down on the sofa with the glass. “Go ahead. What do you want to talk about?”

“What’s your relationship with Mitchell?” Joshua stared at her intently, not missing any of her facial expressions.

Cynthia replied confidently, “We’re friends.”

“When did you meet?” Joshua asked further.

Cynthia did not hesitate to answer, “When we were kids.”

A chill flickered in Joshua’s eyes. He felt that she could not even come up with a proper lie. ” Given Mitchell’s background, there’s no way you could have known him as a child.”

Cynthia did not respond, feeling like they were talking at cross purposes.

“You better not harbor any inappropriate thoughts about him. He’s not as harmless as he seems,” he warned.

“We’re just friends, and we have no intention of taking things further. Don’t impose your assumptions on me. That’s the basic respect people should have for each other,” Cynthia clarified.

Joshua’s eyes darkened even more.

ask one too, “Since you’re asking, let me ask you, when did you first meet

Joshua was speechless.

as you think. You better stay away from

“Cynthia!”

angry again.

on the sofa, her emotions no

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Chapter 15

last time, if you want to have a better life after

room. She could not believe she’d fallen in love and gotten married on a whim to someone

burning in his chest. She could not stand being here another second or more accurately, she could not stand

is this

was known for its beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, perfect for vacations. At the

divorce, she could finally move her things out and avoid the annoyance of seeing certain people.

did not even know what had possessed him to have someone investigate her background. When he thought about

of work, Mr. Cheyne’s team had spent hours investigating Cynthia, only to find even less information than what was on her ID card. He hesitated before calling Joshua.

“Mr. Neal…”

you find

said, looking at the sparse information on the paper in his hand.

implications

words on the

came. His brow furrowed as he asked

Mr. Cheyne admitted, pushing his glasses up his

from his chair, the computer screen on his desk displaying Cynthia’s information. “That’s all?”

the whole afternoon on it, and this is all we’ve got. It’s even less than what’s on her ID,” Mr. Cheyne said, his voice lacking confidence. He

“Look deeper.”

already did, and this is the result of

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you sure y

really looked into it?”

believablel

of work, and all they had were

were two words?