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

Chapter 617

That way, she could return a healthy Joshua to Old Man Neal and Daphne sooner. With these thoughts, Cynthia’s mood eased at

bit.

“When Yoel was discussing the past with me, I felt as if my mental age had shifted a bit. That’s why I lied about going to fetch the cufflinks,” Joshua confided, now that he knew she did not despise him.

“So you lied to see Sean?” Cynthia frowned, seemingly confused about his approach. According to their earlier plan, she would have taken him to see Sean for a check–up that day anyway. Why would he lie and go alone?

“Mm–hmm.” Joshua nodded, cautiously testing Cynthia’s boundaries and blaming Sean in the process, “Sean had told me earlier to seek him out if I felt uncomfortable in any way.”

Cynthia knitted her brows. Why had Scan not informed her?

are you angry?” Joshua was unsure

a serious talk with Sean, but before that, she needed to clear up something. “Why didn’t you wait for

the truth, albeit with an added hint of vulnerability.

Scared of what?” Cynthia was baffled..

I had fully recovered, you certainly wouldn’t need me anymore. I didn’t want that.” Joshua’s words held a measure of truth and deception.

Cynthia. Captain was right. Joshua’s dependency on her had grown too

me promptly about such matters. Understand?” Cynthia

you aren’t mad

not. Cynthia held no resentment, still mulling over

“Thank you, sister.”

within her that were too complex to articulate. As she gently established some distance between them, before she could articulate her thoughts, Joshua spoke again with an almost pitiful tone, “Cynthia, do

You are a man, and I am a woman. We shouldn’t embrace so casually,” Cynthia responded with calmness, trying

we used to be married, I have no memory of our past. All I know is that we are nice to each other,” Joshua replied with an

explain further, but Joshua cast his eyes down, muttering, “Or is it because you remember our

resent me.‘