"I don't see any benefits. Regardless of whether I succeed or fail, it will be a crime," Michelle replied calmly, watching Cynthia and the others gradually leave her sight.The other person remained silent.Michelle continued, "You should know the Yates family's connections. I can't afford to provoke them."Michelle was not naive. She had not spent the past two years in the Yates family for nothing. Besides their high standing in the business world, their network of connections was even more formidable. Not to mention the families like the Cyrus family, who had good relations with the Yates family. Even considering Cynthia's personal abilities, Michelle did not dare to mess with her. Cynthia was not someone easy to bully.The person on the other side spoke again, "Don't you know my background? No matter how powerful the Yates family is in the business world, my background is enough to crush her. Even wealthy people can't do anything in the face of real power."Michelle hesitated
Mandy continued, "It's all because of Cynthia that we were kicked out. Since someone else will take care of the aftermath, there's no reason not to agree."Hearing this, Michelle's heart trembled, and she said, "Killing is illegal, and Cynthia... she has never actively provoked us."Upon careful thought, it seemed that they had always been the ones provoking Cynthia ever since she returned. They were the ones who wanted to take away Jonathan. Michelle disliked Cynthia, just like Mandy, thinking that their current situation was all because of Cynthia's return. However, standing in the spacious villa during the New Year and looking at the long string of numbers in her bank account, she felt a sense of guilt toward Cynthia."Didn't you always want to escape from our current life? Haven't you always wanted a better background? Now there's an opportunity right in front of you, and you're not cherishing it?" Mandy suddenly chimed in. "Mom..." Michelle felt her principles were starting
Yoel maintained his silence. As long as he acted well, Joshua would assume that his signal was terrible. When Joshua did not hear any response, he glanced at his phone, confirmed that he had a full signal, and called out, "Yoel."As there was no reply, Joshua decided to send a message instead. Yoel promptly turned off his phone. After all, he was still on vacation, and turning it off would not be much trouble for a day or two. He felt fortunate to be single; otherwise, he would not go without contacting his girlfriend for twenty-four hours.Joshua had not expected Yoel to be so daring. After sending the message, he did not bother with it and slept.However, Yoel could not just let this highly abnormal behavior of Joshua go unnoticed. Hence, he borrowed his father's phone and called Cynthia.Cynthia was still busy, but when she saw an unfamiliar number calling, she casually answered, "Hello, who is this?"Yoel could not directly expose Joshua, but he had to remind Cynthia."Ms
Jimmy asked, "Joshua? What's he got to do with this?"Cynthia briefly explained the situation. Jimmy was quite nosy among their small group, but he was tight-lipped about things outside their circle and would not spill the beans."He's not faking it, is he? The last video he posted seemed pretty normal." Jimmy guessed after hearing her explanation. "I asked him to act according to his previous personality. Go ahead and have fun. Once I'm settled with Joshua's matter, I'll treat you all to a nice meal," Cynthia clarified.To gather material, she reviewed a lot of surveillance footage. It was precisely because of that footage that Joshua did not blow his cover after returning.Riley took Jimmy's phone and chatted with Cynthia, "No problem. Just bring him along."Cynthia and Jimmy were surprised by Riley's suggestion.What the hell was she thinking? Was she trying to put Joshua, the ex-husband, and Matthew, the current pursuer, in a ring and fight it out?Riley continued, "Ask hi
Joshua waved his hand in front of her, his tone resembling a seventeen-year-old as he called out, "Cynthia."Cynthia snapped back to reality and did not say much. "You can do your own thing for now, and I'll take you there in the afternoon.""Okay."Once Cynthia returned to her room, Joshua called Yoel to arrange things for the evening. Since he would meet Cynthia's friends, he had to clarify his status in Cynthia's life.Joshua tried calling once, then twice, but Yoel's phone was still off. Then, he decided to look up Yoel's information. Once he found Yoel's family's phone numbers, he dialed one of them.Yoel's father answered the call, and upon hearing it was Joshua looking for Yoel, he immediately became very polite and went to find Yoel while scolding him, "You brat, why did you turn off your phone? Mr. Neal is looking for you."Yoel, who was watching a documentary, was taken aback. "Mr. Neal?"Yoel's father handed the phone over to him with a stern expression. "He's on the
Though Jimmy was intimidated by Matthew, he still asked, "Captain, how's your relationship with Cynthia progressing? How was the meeting with your parents during the New Year?"Matthew played with his wine glass and replied, "It went smoothly," "What about your relationship?""Stagnant."Jimmy, Mitchell, and Riley were puzzled.Riley exclaimed, "You're joking, right?""She's currently not interested in romantic relationships. So, there hasn't been any progress," Matthew explained earnestly."Make sure Joshua doesn't steal her away," Riley remarked, sounding serious.Matthew remained silent, deep in thought. Cynthia had told him about Joshua's mental state reverting to that of a seventeen-year-old, and he had thought Joshua would keep acting like a five-year-old forever."Captain.""Hmm?""You should confess your feelings to Cyn," Mitchell suddenly said.Riley and Jimmy both looked at him.Matthew was caught off guard, but he still replied casually, "Until I'm certain th
"Should we decorate this place a bit? Isn't a confession supposed to be romantic?" Jimmy asked.Matthew still prioritized Cynthia's preference and replied, "No need. She likes simplicity. I'll find a moment to talk to her later.""Alright."They did not offer any more suggestions. After chatting briefly, Jimmy suddenly thought of a crucial issue and asked, "Joshua is coming with Cynthia. What if he sticks to her all the time, and you don't get a chance to confess?""Mitchell, please handle that." Matthew thought of this too.Mitchell agreed, "No problem."A little past seven o'clock, Cynthia and Joshua arrived. Seeing them, Matthew stood up and offered his seat to Cynthia. She walked over, paying little attention to seating arrangements, and sat down without hesitation. Observing this, Jimmy and the others breathed a sigh of relief as the first step was successful.Later, they ate some quick bites before playing games. They often played mystery games in the past, but today'
In this round, only Cynthia and Joshua did not bend their fingers. Joshua looked at Cynthia, wondering if she had not learned to hack."It's my turn. My hair length is below my shoulders." Riley surveyed the group and came to Cynthia's rescue.Only Cynthia bent her finger.Mitchell played it safe in the first round and said, "I have a 100% win rate in the lawsuits I've handled.""I'm not afraid of ghosts." Joshua bent a finger, glancing at Cynthia.Apart from Jimmy, Mitchell, Riley, and Matthew all bent a finger.In an instant, all eyes were on Cynthia, who seemed deep in thought.Should she bend her finger? Joshua had already suspected her last night, and not bending her finger would mean she was not scared of ghosts. More importantly, not bending it would undermine the sincerity of the game."Cynthia, you're not afraid either, so why didn't you bend your finger?" Jimmy was the first to speak.Riley chimed in, "That's right."No one present noticed anything amiss, assumi