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.”

never known her to be particularly clever. In the past, he had

person.

the IP address is

prompted when he

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did not answer her directly but instead gave an order, Cheyne, have the tech department traced all the IP addresses associated with

“Yes, sir.”

genuinely afraid that if he stayed any longer, Mrs.

you?” Joshua’s voice

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

how the hit–and–run driver knew Miss Shaw’s itinerary for the

engaging in an

speak, Cynthia

“What?” he asked.

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

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

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

Jayleen’s voice interrupted Joshua’s thoughts.

“Yes?”

want to rest

letting her rest. She stood by the bedside, a

asked and

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

set aside the issue of

discuss the fact that you falsely accused me,” Cynthia

quickly apologized,

as her nervous fingers tightened. “I saw the name Mrs. Neal and

own medicine. “I see, I thought you might have staged this accident out of jealousy because Joshua was

Jayleen instinctively

“Cynthia!” Joshua was angry.

I make

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

him. “You get so angry over a joke. Did you ever get this upset

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

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