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.”

sweeping over her. He had never known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had always solved her problems. Now it seemed that

person.

tell me the IP address is

when he did not

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gave an order, Cheyne, have the

“Yes, sir.”

he stayed any longer, Mrs. Neal

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

Cynthia was responsible. After all, her recent actions had shattered his previous impressions of her. The woman who did not care about money demanded

time with me, you should investigate how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss

engaging in an

could speak,

“What?” he asked.

police.” Cynthia reminded him, her gaze resting on his handsome face, “Not come after me,

darkened slightly. He did not know why, but when he found out it was Cynthia, his first reaction

moment, their 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 lashes

maintained eye contact until Jayleen’s voice

“Yes?”

to rest

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

Jayleen asked and

meaning and called her name with

set aside the issue of you

that you falsely

quickly apologized,

her nervous fingers tightened. “I saw the

her own medicine. “I see, I thought you might have staged this accident out of

didn’t!” Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

deal? Can’t I make a joke?” Cynthia chatted

instinctively protected his beloved. “I know you don’t like her, but there’s no need to smear her. Take it

looked at him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset for me when she seriously told you I hired someone to

paused, and his deep and cold eyes were unreadable. “Joshua,”

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