How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 21

Keith caught on quickly. "Mr. Silverstein, Ms. Thorne didn't come up today."

In other words, she hadn't brought lunch at all.

Jarrod narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.

Keith couldn't help adding, "I checked with PR. They said Ms. Thorne didn't come in to work either-she's officially resigned. Mr. Silverstein, is Ms. Thorne throwing a tantrum with you?"

Elodie used to make her presence felt, showing up every day with lunch. Most of the time, Jarrod ignored it and let Keith deal with the food.

Resigned?

Jarrod hadn't really taken her resignation seriously. He knew exactly how much Elodie needed this respectable, well-paid job.

But now...

She'd come to her senses soon enough.

He barely managed a careless smile, scrolling through his phone until he found Elodie's messages from a week ago her last one, asking if he'd be home for dinner.

She'd stopped reaching out ever since he didn't go with her to the hospital, and after he celebrated Sylvie's birthday instead.

Keith gave a dismissive snort. "Honestly, I think Ms. Thorne's just playing hard to get. She'll come crawling back before long, pretending nothing happened."

to get Mr. Silverstein's attention, huh?

at Elodie's profile picture for a moment, then pocketed his phone without replying. He had no

stood up. "Book a table.

"Maurice and Joseph went to see President

"Yes,

out. "Have them make introductions. Let Sylvie

volumes. Only Ms. Fielding could make Mr. Silverstein

Alexander had a last-minute business dinner and wanted Elodie to come

acting up lately, and with the cancer diagnosis, she couldn't drink. She made an excuse, and Alexander

rush. She'd spent so long devoted to managing Jarrod's every need, she'd hardly

food, clothes, and daily life had been so demanding, she'd had

her health uncertain, all she could do was

browsing the shops, the cold air bit at her. She wrapped her grandmother's knitted scarf around her neck and headed back to the

Alexander's dinner and

clearly thinks highly of Ms. Fielding, bringing her here in person. It's our honor to meet

loosely around Sylvie's shoulders, his gaze soft and

be surprised if Ms. Fielding soon became

Silverstein's a lucky man," another chimed in. "With Ms. Fielding

aren't meant for household chores. She has

hand, clutching the doorknob,

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