Chapter 842

For the next 90 minutes, Joshua was so preoccupied with the meeting and work that he completely forgot about Sylvia, who was still waiting for him at the café across the street. It was nearly 7:00 pm when he got home that evening, and it wasn't until he stepped through the threshold that he suddenly remembered something. He halted in his tracks, one foot still out the door. The man standing by the antechamber noted Joshua's odd stance and chuckled as he came out to greet the latter. "Welcome home, Mr. Joshua." Upon hearing someone greet him, Joshua looked up to see Horace Mansell standing by the antechamber. Horace was Sally's husband, and he had been working for the Newman family for nearly 30 years. The wizened couple were a hardworking and honest pair. They had raised a couple of good children, too. Their youngest son, in particular, was an IT prodigy who had been specially recruited by Newman Group. "Horace," Joshua greeted politely as he fully entered the house. "It's been a