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?

you angry?” Joshua was unsure of her

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

was scared.” Joshua spoke the truth, albeit with an added

of what?” Cynthia

had fully recovered, you certainly wouldn’t need me anymore.

complexity washed over Cynthia. Captain was right. Joshua’s dependency

inform me promptly about such matters. Understand?” Cynthia instructed

nodded, then asked, “Mmhmm! Cynthia, you aren’t mad about what I just said, are

not. Cynthia held no resentment, still mulling over the

“Thank you, sister.”

within her that were too complex to articulate. As she gently established some distance between them, before she

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

memory of our past. All I know is that we are nice to

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

resent me.‘