Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

"No," said Joshua lightly.

"What have you done to her?" Hazel asked curiously.

She didn't know Cynthia was missing. Joshua didn't tell her that Cynthia had contacted a human trafficker and wanted to sell her. On the one hand, he could handle it himself. But, on the other hand, he didn't want to make Hazel angry. After all, Hazel needed to keep a good mood right now.

Hazel had thought that Joshua just taught Cynthia a lesson so that she dared not make trouble anymore.

"I didn't do anything to her," said Joshua quietly. "It's her who did everything. I just helped her. What happened, in the end, was what she had planned for herself."

The traffickers were contacted by Cynthia, who told them what to do. It was just that the woman who was sold was herself. She was the victim of her own evil deeds. All the vicious plans that she had intended to use on Hazel would torture her herself.

Hazel shrugged. "... Oh."

It seemed Joshua didn't plan to tell her about the incident, so she wouldn't ask. She only needed to know that Cynthia was trapped by her own trap.

"But what about him?" She pointed to the screen. "Will you let him wait at the gate forever?"

"He'll leave," Joshua answered in a serious tone. "If he can't get anything here, he'll ask others for help."

"You mean… Ted King?" Her look grew grave at once.

"Yes, the odds of Ted helping him are better than the odds of me helping him." He nodded calmly as he added, "I'm afraid Ted will interfere and look into this."

"Do you know why Ted wants Cynthia?" She was puzzled.

"For the Bryant family," he said calmly, "Cynthia is favored, and Daniel is ambitious, but his mediocrity cannot support his ambition. If Cynthia marries me, that means he has the King family as the backer to gain the Bryant family, and Ted can use him as a puppet. People like Ted, who always pay attention to interests, certainly don't want to give up the Bryant family."

She couldn't help blink. "Do you think it's a pity?"

Joshua raised his eyebrows. The next moment, he put his arms around her waist.

"Are you jealous?" A wicked smile played on his lips.

"What makes you think so?" She raised her finger and prodded him in the chest.

He kissed her lightly on the lips and whispered, "Hazel, Denmark Group is no weaker than the Bryant family. On the contrary, the Denmark Group will be stronger in the future."

"I know, my husband is the best!" She smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

As Joshua guessed, Daniel waited for just a while. Then, realizing he couldn't see Joshua, he turned and left.

A few hours later, Ted called Joshua. Joshua took one look, then calmly answered the phone.

"Joshua, where did you hide, Cynthia?" Ted snapped.

"Mr. King, please don't get me wrong," said Joshua, frowning. "I'm not interested in her. Why do I hide her?"

"You can't fool me with that kind of statement!" There was anger in Ted's voice. "You're not interested in her, but can you swear that her disappearance had nothing to do with you? Joshua! This is Country M, not Country Z!

"You're strong, but the Bryant family isn't weak. Besides, they have been living in this country. If you harm Cynthia, how can they possibly let you go? Do you really think they won't do anything to you?"

"If she goes missing, I advise them to call the police. The FBI is very awesome, and I believe they will soon find out who did it," said Joshua with an indifferent expression. "Mr. King, as for your accusation, I won't accept it. I suggest you stop saying something like that before you can find evidence."

Ted was so furious that he almost spat blood. How could he not be aware that if Joshua really did something bad, he would never leave any evidence!

But how could the Bryant family possibly just let it go? If they really asked Joshua for Cynthia, Joshua might be harmed.

Besides, Ted knew it was definitely Joshua who made Cynthia disappear!

Not only was Cynthia missing this time, but Madeline was missing at the manor. How could Ted not have known that Joshua had something to do with it?

"Do you really want to offend the whole world for one woman?" Ted shouted angrily. He blamed Hazel for everything because Joshua must have done it for her!

Joshua slightly narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Mr. King, you don't represent the world."

Ted was about to vomit blood!

"Besides, rest assured, people all over the world live their own lives and don't care who I marry," Joshua said lightly. "That's it. You're welcome to find evidence."

With that, he calmly hung up the phone.

He and Ted really didn't have much to talk about. If he hadn't intended to bring Stacy home, he wouldn't even set foot in Country M!

Ted looked extremely gloomy, glaring at the phone in his hand. Then, finally, he went out and found Daniel waiting for him.

"Uncle King..." Daniel looked at him in despair. After coming to Ted, he begged Ted for a long time before Ted agreed to put aside his grievances and help him find Cynthia.

"... Daniel, I'll arrange for someone to help you find Cynthia," Ted said helplessly, "but I don't think Joshua has anything to do with this."

Despite what he had guessed, Ted certainly denied that Joshua had anything to do with it in front of Daniel.

"But…" Daniel was even more worried. Cynthia was his greatest reliance. Now she was gone, how could he compete for the Bryant family?

"Come on, go home first. Since I said I would help you, I will definitely help you find her." Ted waved his hand.

Daniel was helpless, but he knew Ted's personality, so he had to leave despite his grievance and frustration in his heart.

Leaving the manor, he had no idea what to do. Suddenly, an anonymous phone call appeared on his phone.

He had intended to hang up, but he answered the phone in the end.

There was no sound on the other end. Finally, Daniel asked impatiently, "Who are you?"

"I am the one who knows where your younger sister is," said the person on the other end of the phone.

Daniel tensed!

The other side used the voice converter, but Daniel was almost cornered at present. He asked anxiously, making every possible effort. "Where is my sister?"

"Not so fast. If you want to know her whereabouts, you must do something for me first," the other side replied.

"Do you really know her whereabouts, or are you just trying to use me?" Daniel's heart sank.

The person on the other end was silent, and then a recording of a call was played. It was a recording of Cynthia calling Madeline. Daniel recognized Cynthia's voice.

"Do you really know where she is?" Daniel, who was extremely shocked, said quickly. "I'll do whatever you want me to do, as long as you'll just take me to her!"

The other party said with a sneer, "Rest assured, what I want to ask you to do is very simple."

***

Joshua's subordinates kept an eye on Daniel. When Joshua heard that after coming to Ted, Daniel went straight home and never looked for Cynthia again, Joshua couldn't help raise his eyebrows.

Daniel's reaction was somewhat unusual.