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.

he had asked her a question, Cynthia decided to ask one too, “Since you’re asking, let me ask you, when

Joshua was speechless.

better stay away

“Cynthia!”

angry

sofa, her emotions no longer

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Chapter 15

time, if you want to have a better life after the divorce, stay

her phone and left the room. She could not believe she’d fallen in love and

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

greenery outside the window for a moment before picking up her phone and making a call. Her tone was casual and indifferent. “Hello, is this Clear Spring Cleaning Services? I have an apartment that needs dusting. That’s right, just dusting. For a move–in tomorrow. Great, I’ll

apartment was a townhouse she had purchased in Jiverton several years ago. Jiverton was known for its beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, perfect for vacations. At the time, she had thought it would

for divorce, she could finally move her things out and avoid the annoyance of

what had possessed him to have someone investigate her background. When he

investigating Cynthia, only to find even less information than what

“Mr. Neal…”

you find

it,” Mr. Cheyne said, looking at the sparse

did not catch the implications of his words. “Go on.”

Female,” Mr. Cheyne read the words on the paper with

but nothing came. His brow furrowed as he

Mr. Cheyne admitted, pushing his

from his chair, the computer screen

It’s even less than what’s on her ID,” Mr.

“Look deeper.”

and this is the

apter 18

you sure

really looked into it?” Joshua

believablel

and all they had

were two words?

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