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."

get Mr. Silverstein's attention, huh? As

profile picture for a moment, then pocketed his phone without replying. He had no intention of

a table.

glanced back. "Maurice and Joseph went to

"Yes, sir.

them make introductions. Let

look spoke volumes. Only Ms. Fielding could make Mr. Silverstein put in

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

lately, and with the cancer diagnosis, she couldn't drink. She made an excuse, and Alexander didn't press;

in any rush. She'd spent so long devoted to managing Jarrod's

had been so demanding, she'd had no energy left to think

do was try to enjoy life

her grandmother's knitted

about Alexander's dinner

highly of Ms. Fielding, bringing her here in person. It's our

the gap. She saw Jarrod's tall figure, his arm loosely around

someone joked. "I wouldn't be surprised if Ms.

a lucky man," another chimed in. "With Ms. Fielding keeping things

gentle. "Sylvie's hands aren't meant for household chores. She

clutching the doorknob,

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