Mr. Neal, Mrs. Neal’s Gone With The Money

Chapter 6

“Well, poor me. My husband doesn’t even know my true character after two years of marriage,” Cynthia blurted out.

Joshua was speechless yet again.

Was she really not satisfied unless she provoked him?

“Let’s go home.” He loosened his tie, grabbed her purse, and held her wrist as he walked out.

Cynthia hesitated.

Joshua paused as well.

Both of their gazes landed simultaneously on the purse in Joshua’s hand. Did he mistake her for Jayleen? That was Cynthia’s first thought.

Without further explanation, Joshua strode out quickly.

This scene was witnessed by Jayleen, who was in the hospital room. The gentleness on her face vanished, and she did not even care about the red marks her nails left on her palms as her hands gripped each other hard.

In a moment, the door to the hospital room opened.

Jayleen’s friend walked in, voicing her confusion, “Didn’t Cynthia hire someone to hit you? Why is Mr. Neal still…”

“It wasn’t her.” Jayleen furrowed her brows.

At first, she thought Cynthia was behind the incident, as Cynthia might be worried that she was taking her place. However, judging by Cynthia’s reaction earlier, things were

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not that simple.

Joshua had arrived at a similar conclusion.

After the driver picked them up, Joshua pulled Cynthia into the back seat with him. Before he could talk about today’s events, Mr. Cheyne called, providing an update on the situation. “Mr. Neal, I’ve looked into the IP address. The account’s login IP address isn’t in Jiverton.”

“I see.” Joshua’s eyes darkened.

that moment, his phone felt incredibly heavy in his hand. He knew he

through the half–lowered window, casting a glow on her face, where he could faintly see the fine fuzz. At this moment, she seemed to have shed her

his handsome face tinged

and replied nonchalantly, “Mr. Neal, please

words. Why could she not

Jiverton doesn’t mean I didn’t have her harmed. What if I called someone else and had them bribe the driver responsible for the accident?” Cynthia said lightly, but her words were laced with

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to apologize, but the words just would not come out. After much consideration, he finally managed to say, “I know it wasn’t

indeed been responsible, she would not be so calmly discussing the matter, let alone analyzing the

said. She didn’t even bother to

words he had exchanged with her in the parking lot and hospital room, he took out a Centurion card and handed it to her. “This is my main bank card. If you’re upset, feel free to use it

Cynthia replied as she took the

seemingly not expecting her to agree so readily. Suddenly, Cynthia’s voice rang out again, asking

other cards?”

over

your indecent conduct at the hospital, I want you to hand over all your cards as a precaution. I’ll

what he

you unwilling to do so?” Cynthia

tense, “Today’s mishap was due to my poor judgment, but if your behavior these past few days hadn’t been so different from

incredulous. Was

that so?” she

“Yes,” Joshua confirmed.

doubted me without hesitation when you learned about Jayleen’s accident and saw those chat logs, wouldn’t

to argue, but he found that her statement

could not understand why she was so

a word in before Cynthia’s voice rang out again.

please drop me off

said.

“Alright,” Mr. Walters replied.

asked in

you going to do?”

buy some walnuts to improve my brain function, “Cynthia replied, having regained most of her composure. She used the most nonchalant tone to deliver the most provocative statement. “Just in case being brainless turns out

contagious.

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