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.

Cynthia suggested, “You can track the IP address.”

be particularly clever. In the past, he had

person.

me the IP address is hidden, are

he did not

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Cheyne, have the

“Yes, sir.”

if he stayed

sure it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s voice

impressions of her. The woman who did not care about money demanded so much in the divorce. Her gentle demeanor suddenly turned confrontational. Who could say whether her kindness and nonchalance

should investigate how the hit–and–run

engaging

Joshua could speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

situations like this, the first thing you should do is call the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on

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

an odd atmosphere grew between them. In Joshua’s eyes, all he could see was her

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

“Yes?”

want to

She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner of her lips. “Before you rest, Ms. Shaw, shouldn’t

Jayleen asked

Cynthia’s meaning and called her name with

issue of you

you falsely accused me,” Cynthia

Jayleen quickly apologized, her voice

saw the name Mrs. Neal

I thought you might have staged

Jayleen

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

make a

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

get so angry over a joke. Did

cold eyes were unreadable.

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