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

Joshua was speechless.

better stay away from her,”

“Cynthia!”

was angry again.

back on the sofa, her

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Chapter 15

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

in love and gotten married on a whim to someone like Joshua. How could she

to her room and gently close the door, with a fire burning in his chest. She could not

and indifferent. “Hello, is this Clear Spring Cleaning Services? I have an apartment that needs dusting. That’s right, just dusting.

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 be a nice

filing for divorce, she could finally move her things out

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

an afternoon 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

“Mr. Neal…”

find

much to it,” Mr. Cheyne said, looking at the sparse information

did not catch the implications of his

words on

came. His brow furrowed as

Cheyne admitted, pushing

computer screen

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

“Look deeper.”

the result of our thorough

apter 18

you sure

it?” Joshua was

believablel

day of work, and all

were two words?

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