To Shirley, Old Man Yates had always been a superhero. Whatever she wanted, he would make it happen. Cynthia wanted Shirley to be happy for the rest of her life. That would be enough as long as she and Old Man Yates understood the situation. Cynthia let out a sigh, about to buy some of Shirley's favorite treats, when the phone in her hand started vibrating. The name 'Joshua' appeared on the screen. She swiped to answer. "Hello?" "How's your family?" Joshua asked. "They're fine." "I want you to come with me to a dinner party tomorrow night. Send me your address, and I'll have Yoel pick you up." Cynthia furrowed her brow. "A dinner party?" "Yes, with the chairman of Yates Group." Joshua's attractive voice came through the phone. Cynthia groaned inwardly. Joshua sat in his hotel room, staring at the email Cynthia had sent him earlier. As he read the contents, his eyes darkened. "Didn't you say you were the heir to Yates Group? It would be easier for us to talk if you cam
Being the heir to Yates Group was too exhausting; she just wanted to find someone to truly love and spend her life with, building a happy home through their combined efforts. Even without the status of the Yates Group heir, her net worth was comparable to Joshua's. Before their divorce, she wanted the marriage to end the way it began, as Cynthia. With these thoughts in mind, she decided to tell Old Man Yates about it. If she did not tell him, he would surely give himself away due to surprise when Joshua brought her to meet him the next day. "What?" Mr. Yates was stunned, his mind unable to process the information for a moment. "Why is he bringing you to meet me?" "He wants to test my identity," Cynthia replied bluntly. In truth, that was not Joshua's real goal. His true intention was to find out if Cynthia would make a phone call to contact Chairman Yates after learning about the situation. If she did, it would mean she was telling the truth. If not, she was just making stuff up.
"The most important thing is not to mention that you have an older sister. Discuss this with Old Man Yates in advance and make sure you don't slip up," Cynthia instructed. Shirley agreed to all of it. She had heard many stories about Joshua's business successes, his flawless decision-making, and his status as a legend in their industry. She had seen him at business banquets before but never imagined he would be her brother-in-law. Not long after Cynthia finished briefing Shirley, she received a call from Mr. Cheyne. He asked her where she was, offered to pick her up, and informed her that the meeting place had been changed to the hospital where Shirley was staying. Cynthia told him she would wait for him at Nexuria's First People's Hospital and hung up the phone. When she left Nexuria's First People's Hospital, she withdrew some cash. At half-past five in the afternoon, Mr. Cheyne and Joshua arrived at Nexuria's First People's Hospital on time, meeting up with Cynthia. Joshua was
When they reached a fork in the road, Mr. Cheyne went in the correct direction, while Joshua deliberately went the wrong way. He wanted to see how Cynthia would choose. In truth, Cynthia would not choose at all. Regardless of whether she knew or not, between Joshua and Mr. Cheyne, she would unhesitatingly choose Mr. Cheyne. This was what Joshua had taught her. "Boss..." Yoel noticed his boss going the wrong way and stopped, calling out, "Mrs. Neal's room is this way; you've gone the wrong way." Joshua turned back, and the three continued walking. Joshua focused on Cynthia, who had been calm from the beginning. "How did you know this was the right way?" "Because Mr. Cheyne is leading," Cynthia replied, silencing all of his suspicions. Joshua fell silent while a panicked Mr. Cheyne worried that his boss might suspect something improper between him and Mrs. Neal. After all, he was the one who accompanied her shopping, made dinner reservations, and picked her up when she went out. Wh
Joshua sensed some hostility from Mr. Yates, but upon closer inspection, he figured he was just overthinking it. "I'm talking about the artificial intelligence project." "We have several AI projects." Mr. Yates replied quickly, his gaze focused on Joshua, "Which one are you referring to?" Joshua clarified, "The AI robot project." "That is indeed an impressive project, but we've already partnered with another company for it," Mr. Yates said. "No problem," Joshua replied, knowing he was not there for serious business. He glanced at Cynthia and, with a meaningful smile, asked, "I'm curious, aside from Shirley, does Chairman Yates have any other daughters?" "What do you mean?" Mr. Yates responded naturally. At that moment, Shirley looked up at them. Joshua continued calmly and seriously, "Some time ago, I heard someone in Jiverton claiming to be an heir to Yates Group. I thought maybe Chairman Yates had another daughter besides Mrs. Neal." "I'm my father's only daughter," S
"I remember when I was in elementary school, I fell down the stairs because someone pushed me. At that time, you even went to check the surveillance footage with the police..." Shirley continued, speaking earnestly. As Shirley spoke, she became more serious. Mr. Yates realized that if he continued to pretend not to remember, he might reveal more. So he followed her lead, feigning realization, "Are you talking about Cynthia?" "Yes, yes, yes, yes!" Shirley was ecstatic. "You're that Cynthia?" Mr. Yates asked Cynthia standing next to Joshua, seeking confirmation of her identity. Cynthia had not expected the two of them to be such good actors. She responded with a faint, "Mhm." "Cynthia, is that really you?!" Shirley was thrilled, not giving away any hints of deception. "I'm Shirley, the little girl with short hair who fell into the pond, and you saved me when we were kids. Do you remember?" "I remember." Cynthia nodded. How could she forget? That rascal had snuck away to pic
Both sides knew they were not talking about business cooperation. Joshua was talking about going to the Yates Group another day to talk was just a pretense. In the business world, it could not be considered a done deal unless a contract was signed in black and white.After Joshua and his companions left, Shirley immediately took out her phone and sent several WhatsApp messages to Cynthia.[Shirley: Cynthia, when you married Joshua, was it because you were attracted to his looks?][Shirley: He doesn't seem nice to you at all.][Shirley: He's not worthy of being my brother-in-law.][Shirley: He's just not good enough!!!]In just one minute, Shirley had sent several WhatsApp messages to Cynthia. She did not know about anything else, but she did not see any love or affection in his eyes when he looked at Cynthia. If it were not for Cynthia hiding her true identity, Shirley would have suspected he was only interested in Cynthia's money!Cynthia felt her phone vibrate, and she knew
"Isn't it?" Joshua said with a painful frown, still radiating a cold aura."Even the worst person on earth wouldn't say something like that." Cynthia was furious and felt that he was superficial. "Why should I feel inferior for your mistakes? Without Jayleen, I would only live better.""Go ahead and give it a try." Joshua was irate too and spoke without thinking twice, "Let's see who else would be willing to give you so much in a divorce settlement.""Cynthia, we need to know our place. I admit you're outstanding, but there's no shortage of outstanding people in the world," Joshua continued."Business people are most concerned with their interests, and there will be a prenuptial agreement before the marriage. Once you divorce them, you won't get a penny," Joshua warned.After punching him, Cynthia's heart was a little calmer. "Are you done?""The Yates family is not your backing, and you are not Shirley Yates," Joshua said."I don't need you to remind me. I didn't get married to