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

Chapter 608

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As the memory of Matthew leading Cynthia away resurfaced, a hypothesis wormed its way into his mind. Could it be possible that Matthew had spilled the beans about his mental recovery to Cynthia? Well, if he had, it would not matter much to him. Matthew had no proof, and he could easily keep up the act in front of Cynthia.

“Joshua,” Cynthia called out to him, her tone devoid of the affection she had shown before. It was as though she was addressing an ordinary person. In response, Joshua’s grip tightened on the blanket that was covering him, but he gave no visible sign of his discomfort. “Yes, Cynthia?”

“Why did you lie?” she asked, getting straight to the point.

“Lie?” Joshua feigned confusion, playing the part of the innocent child to the hilt.

Why? And then there was that comment about Matthew beating you up at Matthew’s place last night. Why would you frame someone like that?” Cynthia’s gaze

of resentment. Was

suunding like an adult

his hand, covered himself with the blanket, and turned his back to her. He had been tempted to tell her that he had been following Yoel’s instructions, but on second thoughts, he realized that Cynthia, knowing Yorl’s character, might lose faith in him if any discrepancies surfaced.

coax him out or unveil him. Instead, she spoke to him in a serious tone, “If you do not provide a

Joshua did

tried again.

away, then do it. You don’t like me anyway, and you

spoke up, “I have no problem with you. I am just trying to tell you that it’s wrong to lie and deceive.

remained silent, giving no response.

the other side, Cynthia lifted the blanket off Joshua’s head. As she was about to ask something, she saw his eyes filled with tears. He was biting his lip, curled up like a discarded child: helpless, scared, yet unwilling to let anyone know his feelings. Seeing this, Cynthia’s cold demeanar

Cynthia asked again, striving to maintain her calm demeanor.

brief glance at her, Joshua looked away, clearly