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.”

eyes narrowed, sweeping over her. He had never known her to be particularly clever. In

person.

tell me the IP address is

he did

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Cheyne, have

“Yes, sir.”

that if he

it wasn’t you?” Joshua’s voice

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 whether

of wasting time with me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss Shaw’s itinerary for

not engaging in an

speak, Cynthia

“What?” he asked.

call the police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his handsome

know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction was to

eyes locked, 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 curled

contact until Jayleen’s

“Yes?”

to

no intention of letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a faint curve at the corner of her lips. “Before you rest, Ms. Shaw, shouldn’t you

asked

understood Cynthia’s meaning and called her name with a hint of warning.

aside the issue of you seducing

that you falsely accused me,”

apologized, her

“I saw the name Mrs.

thought you might have staged

Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

Can’t I make a joke?” Cynthia

how you make a joke?” Joshua instinctively protected his beloved. “I know you don’t like her, but

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

deep and cold eyes were unreadable. “Joshua,” Cynthia called him with a more

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