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
Yoel was already secretly crying as he dared to fight against the tyrant Joshua, silently apologizing to Cynthia multiple times as he said, "I want to come up and talk to you about something. Are you home now?""Sure," Cynthia answered.With that said, the call ended.Yoel pursed his lips and told Joshua, "Mr. Neal, I have done what you assigned me to do.""I'll let the snitching incident slide, but if there's a next time, you don't have to stay at the Neal Group anymore," Joshua said as he draped his suit jacket over his arm. He was wearing a white shirt and suit pants."Yes, Mr. Neal," Yoel replied. Joshua opened the car door and got out, walking toward the building where Cynthia stayed.Yoel stopped him. "Wait!"Joshua halted his steps, and his sharply defined, handsome face and the white shirt added a few more degrees of coldness to his temperament."How about I get you a room nearby so you can freshen up and change before meeting Ms. Yates?" Yoel glanced over the lipst
"What do you want to talk about?" Cynthia asked calmly, creating a distance between them.This feeling made Joshua feel uncomfortable.He took a step forward, and without thinking, he said, "Let's talk about what you plan to do after your divorce. Will you continue to work as Ms. Yates' bodyguard or be with Mitchell?""You're crazy," Cynthia replied, no longer bothering to be polite to him.Cynthia thought it was best to part ways amicably after their divorce. However, she found Joshua becoming increasingly crazy as time went by. It was as if the gentle person she had known in the past year and a half was just her imagination."If you don't have a job, I can give you a position at the Neal Group out of respect for Grandpa," Joshua said, ignoring her retort.He came here to see her reaction to the lipstick on his collar, and talking about this was just an excuse. Yet, he could not help but think about Cynthia's life after the divorce.Just the thought of her sitting alone in that
It had been half a year since they last met. Cynthia waited for a while for a reply from Ellora, but assuming she had already gone to sleep, she decided to go to bed herself. However, she unexpectedly received a series of messages from Yoel, begging for forgiveness and apologizing for lying to her.[Yoel: Ms. Yates, I'm sorry.][Yoel: I shouldn't have lied to you.][Yoel: Can you forgive me?]Cynthia chose to ignore the messages and turned off her phone before going to sleep. Meanwhile, Yoel was panicking, knowing that he had caused a rift between Cynthia and Joshua. Joshua, who was already furious, became even more displeased when he saw Yoel looking at his phone, and he said coldly, "What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for the sun to rise so we can go for breakfast?""I'll get going."Yoel did not dare to argue and drove away. Along the way, he was thinking about how to stop Cynthia from being angry with him. The wicked Joshua actually made him offend his idol!Jos