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?

angry?” Joshua was unsure of her

before that, she needed to clear up something. “Why didn’t you wait for me to accompany you?”

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

of what?” Cynthia

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

right. Joshua’s dependency on her

promptly about such matters. Understand?” Cynthia instructed

nodded, then asked, “Mmhmm! Cynthia, you aren’t mad about what

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

“Thank you, sister.”

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

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

me we used to be married, I have no memory of our past.

down, muttering, “Or is it because you remember our

resent me.‘