Chapter 648

Chapter 648

The place he least wanted to be was beside his father.

“What do you want to talk about?”

ou over. You know well what should be said and what should not,

“Your mother wants to talk to you. She asked me to call you

Felix stated his intent, adding that the issue with the online video had been handled.

Joshua was about to retort when Felix continued, “If you purposefully say something wrong, not to

mention me, Cynthia won’t forgive you either. She and your mother are on good terms.”

Joshua fell silent. It seemed Felix always had Cynthia to keep him in check.

Under protest, he still ended up going with Felix.

After Joshua’s video was posted online, the level of discussion gradually decreased. The video also

conveyed to the public that the rumors of Joshua’s accident were false.

The rumors were finally dispelled.

In the following few days, other topics eclipsed Joshua’s presence in the trending discussions. He

gradually disappeared from the heat of online gossip. Gossip still occasionally popped up in group

chats. However, his name was no longer seen on the

search list.

On January 20th, the twenty–ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, with New Year’s Eve just one day

away, Cynthia rose early and dressed in rather decent attire. This was in keeping with her earlier

promise to Matthew, Upon seeing this, Jonathan was momentarily taken aback, “Cyn, what are you up

to?”

“I’m about to pose as Captain’s girlfriend and meet his parents,” Cynthia explained, She had mentioned

this to her father before.

Jonathan hesitated for a moment. Should he tell Cyn that if a man invites someone to pose as his

girlfriend at a family gathering, it is highly probable that he genuinely likes that person?

“What’s wrong?” Cynthia, seeing his prolonged silence and slightly complicated expression, queried.

“Do you like Captain? In a romantic way, I mean,” Jonathan asked subtly.

Cynthia thought for a moment. She did trust Captain and admired him greatly. However, as for romantic

feelings…she did not belleve she had those. The only time she felt a bit different toward Captain was

during a masquerade ball, where she was stunned by his appearance, charisma, and good looks.

Although it was a strange feeling, it did not reach the level of love.

“No, he is a very good friend of ours,” she responded.

Jonathan stopped short of saying anything further. In that case, was Captain not going through all this

trouble in vain?

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll get going now. Captain’s here, I’ll wait for him outside,” Cynthia, having

applied light makeup, explained. Even though it was just an act, she needed to maintain a decent

appearance.

“Alright…” Jonathan refrained from further comment.

Ten minutes later, Matthew arrived in his off–road vehicle. Seeing Cynthia dressed in a mid–length

white coat, from the car, draped his scarf around her, took her hand, and said, “Come on, get in the

car.”

“Captain, this…” Cynthia attempted to return the scarf to him.

he alighted

“You keep it.” Noticing her reddened ears, Matthew closed the car door and got into the driver’s seat

from the other side. “I’m

not cold.”

As the car moved forward, Cynthia removed the scarf from her neck. Although it was warm, she usually

preferred simplicity and decided to give it back to Captain once they disembarked. Matthew, clad in a

black overcoat, caught sight of her actions from the corner of his eye, his lips curving into a wry simile.