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?

Joshua was

Cynthia decided she would have a serious talk with Sean, but before that, she needed to clear up something. “Why

truth, albeit with an added hint of vulnerability.

what?” Cynthia was baffled..

certainly wouldn’t need me anymore. I didn’t want that.” Joshua’s words

complexity washed over Cynthia. Captain was right. Joshua’s dependency on her had grown too deep.

future, you need to inform me promptly about such matters. Understand?” Cynthia instructed him.

Cynthia, you aren’t mad about what

not. Cynthia held no resentment, still mulling over the progression of his mental

“Thank you, sister.”

over to envelop her in an embrace, Cynthia’s body stiffened slightly. His touch elicited feelings within her that were too complex to articulate. As she gently established some distance between them, before she could articulate her thoughts, Joshua spoke

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

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 innocence

Joshua cast his eyes down,

resent me.‘