Joshua grabbed Cynthia's chin. This time, Cynthia could not tolerate it anymore. She quickly grabbed his wrist and kicked him. Bang!Joshua was caught off guard and fell to the ground. He never thought Cynthia would hit him.Yoel got excited again. Cynthia was so cool!!!"If you lay a finger on me again, I won't mind breaking your arm," Cynthia warned Joshua coldly.Joshua gritted his teeth and said, "Try it and see.""I'll grant your wish." Cynthia was about to go over when Yoel suddenly stood between them and said to Cynthia, "Let's forget about it. Mr. Neal was just trying to provoke you. There is surveillance here. What if he turns around and accuses you of intentionally hurting him?"Joshua's temples throbbed. Yoel really deserved to be taught a lesson! "The surveillance can be tampered with," Cynthia replied angrily.Yoel froze. She had a point.After confirming that her idol was not in danger, he stepped aside and continued, "After you. If Mr. Neal is i
Cynthia, who was not added to the conversation, had no idea that she had become a topic of discussion between them. When she heard her phone ring, she glanced at it, and her eyes widened at Yoel's message. Joshua noticed her reaction and quickly grabbed her phone to see the message. However, his expression turned sour when he read it. He was infuriated by Yoel's behavior and vowed to withhold all of his bonuses for the year! "Are you done reading my messages?" Cynthia asked, aware that Joshua was looking at her phone.Joshua tightened his grip on the phone, intending to throw it at her. However, he accidentally touched the screen, which took him to the messaging interface. Then, he saw Shirley's name and the group chat named The Seven Dwarfs.Shirley's chat ended with an animated emoji, while The Seven Dwarfs' chat was constantly updating with new messages from Little Jerry. Then, Joshua saw Mitchell's name, whom Cynthia had chatted with only yesterday! The chat ended with ju
After that, Joshua did not speak to Cynthia again and left the villa. Joshua confined Cynthia in the villa and had all the chargers taken away from the villa, making it clear that Cynthia was not allowed to use her phone. Cynthia did not argue with him. Instead, she turned off her phone and went to sleep, planning to turn it back on and contact someone later. Nonetheless, she still informed Jimmy briefly that she had things to do and would not be using her phone for a few days before shutting it down.However, Cynthia did not expect this would cause Old Man Neal to panic. The day after Joshua left the villa, he had food delivered to Cynthia because he thought she might be hungry and alone. It was then that Yoel found out that Cynthia was being confined there by Joshua. Yoel said, "Even though Ms. Yates is your wife, it's illegal to confine her. Mr. Neal…""Whose personal assistant are you?" "Yours, of course."Then, Yoel tried to warn Joshua that he was breaking the law by
Cynthia was shocked when she heard Old Man Neal's voice. "Grandpa? What brings you here?" Cynthia asked, setting down her utensils and standing up."Is this all you're having for lunch?" Old Man Neal asked, his expression full of concern."I wasn't very hungry, so I prepared lunch with whatever's available here. Have you eaten? If not, I'll ask them to get something for you," Cynthia explained politely.Old Man Neal's gaze lingered on her for a moment, his expression complex. He asked, "Do they listen to you?"Cynthia pursed her lips, unsure how to answer. "Tell Grandpa, did Joshua confine you here and not allow you to go out?" Old Man Neal was angry at Joshua."Grandpa, please believe me. Joshua isn't keeping me here against my will," Cynthia lied, not wanting him to worry too much. Besides, if she really wanted to leave, these people would not be able to stop her.Cynthia was willing to stay here for the time being because she did not want to deal with the drama anymore or
Cynthia did not even bother to acknowledge him. She planned to eat the pasta but discovered that they had clumped together. After stirring them a couple of times, she decided not to eat them at all.Joshua could not stand being ignored, especially since they were the only two in the living room. "I'm talking to you," he said."I heard you," Cynthia replied flatly."You heard me, and you're not going to answer?""Just because a dog barks at me doesn't mean I have to bark back. If you want to talk, that's your business. I don't have to answer," Cynthia retorted playfully.Joshua ground his teeth in frustration. This woman had just called him a dog!"You can leave. If you pull any more stunts before we divorce, I won't be this forgiving," Joshua said, afraid that he would lose his temper if he kept her there any longer."Do you have a mistaken impression of yourself?" Cynthia felt the need to correct his self-righteousness. "I'm the one being framed, while you're the one causin
Cynthia asked, "Where did these come from?"She was not interested in Jayleen's affairs, but since Mitchell showed her this, it meant that he had more to discuss with her than just this."A partner gave them to me. They said someone sent them these and wanted them to make up a story based on the photos," Mitchell told her directly.Cynthia frowned.She had known Jayleen was a model, but she lacked the drive to succeed and only wanted to take shortcuts, which resulted in her remaining mediocre.However, being mediocre did not mean people would not pay attention to her if negative news about her surfaced. Even if you were an ordinary person, once you hit the trending topics for something bad, netizens could easily dig up all of your personal information, such as your address and so on.After giving Cynthia some time to think about it, Mitchell asked, "Do you want to go back to Nexuria? There's a flight available early in the morning."Cynthia was a bit confused. "Why should I go
"I haven't received a response from them. It's probably hard to catch," Joshua said with a deepening gaze. He never expected Jayleen's situation to be so complicated. "Although we have recordings and chat logs, if they insist it was just a joke, it's hard to fault.""Is it necessary for us to be called out here for such a small matter? Just let the bodyguards protect Jayleen." Chyler poured a glass of wine and exuded a mischievous vibe.That was how he saw it. Joshua said all these things because he feared the mastermind would target Jayleen again.Yiordan also spoke up, "Are you really planning to divorce Cynthia?"Joshua and Chyler both looked at him in confusion."What are you talking about?" Chyler raised an eyebrow lazily and leaned against the sofa. "Now that his lover has returned, why wouldn't he want to divorce Cynthia? Was he supposed to let someone else make Jayleen happy?""This is not a child's game of playing house." Yiordan thought there was a problem with Joshua
"Alright, you two, stop talking about women. Can't we talk about something else?" Chyler said, not wanting to hear it anymore."Did you solve your problem?" Since Joshua was in a bad mood, he would surely drag his friend along.Chyler stopped pouring the wine and casually responded, "Only things that can trouble people are considered problems. What I have is nothing.""Have you found out who the father of her baby is?" Joshua continued to prod.Chyler slammed the bottle down on the table, finally showing his emotions. "How can I find out? You know how chaotic that circle is! It can be the director, producer, or the actors from the same set! Even though she doesn't know who the father is."Joshua and Yiordan remained silent."It's not as exaggerated as you said. I think she's a professional and good actress," Yiordan interjected."You think everyone you met is nice. Whether it's her or Cynthia, everyone's a good person," Chyler fired back, taking out his anger on him. Yiordan