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.”

In

person.

not going to tell me the IP address

he did not

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answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have

“Yes, sir.”

that if he stayed any longer, Mrs. Neal would trick him

it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s voice remained cold, his eyes

seeing the chat logs, his first thought was that Cynthia was responsible. After all, her recent actions had shattered his previous 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

of wasting time with me, you should investigate how

not engaging in

could speak, Cynthia continued,

“What?” he asked.

is call the police.” Cynthia reminded him,

out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to confront

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

eye contact until Jayleen’s voice

“Yes?”

to rest

intention of letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner of

Jayleen asked

understood Cynthia’s meaning and called her

of you

you falsely accused

sorry,” Jayleen quickly apologized, her voice

tightened. “I saw the name Mrs. Neal and

see, I thought you

Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

deal? Can’t I make a

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

lips curled into a smile as she looked at him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever

were unreadable. “Joshua,” Cynthia called him with a more formal

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