How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 38

Elodie and Alexander both took the following day off, choosing to shut themselves away and rest.

She knew how fragile her health was; pushing herself for no reason had never

been her style.

10:00 p.m.

Jarrod stopped by the house he shared with Elodie that evening.

He paused as he opened the shoe cabinet to grab a pair of slippers.

His dark eyes swept over the shelves, scanning up and down.

Elodie was always calm and a little distant, but she cared about the details of daily life. She loved anything that felt vibrant and alive-so even something as ordinary as house slippers, she insisted on picking out bright, cheerful colors.

Usually, a few pairs in pastel yellow, sage green, or vintage blue would be lined up right next to his black, gray, and white ones.

They were hard to miss.

But now, as he looked, those splashes of color were gone. The cabinet felt strangely empty, dull.

Cara, their housekeeper, came over to take his suit jacket. "Welcome home, sir."

Jarrod closed the cabinet door. "Where are her shoes?"

moment before answering, "Mrs. Silverstein came by earlier and asked me to

this.

Just as he'd expected.

Elodie hadn't come back.

loosened his tie, Jarrod pulled out his phone and checked

hours ago.

unwell, or just busy and hadn't had a chance to respond? He

didn't

already made his gesture, hadn't

a day of rest, Elodie was

wrapped up a major project and landed a new deal. One of the new clients was a tech manufacturing company owned by The Silverstein Group, with the actual production handled by their subsidiary,

necessary to review the materials and components. With Alexander away on a last-minute business trip, he assigned the task

you're okay?" Alexander still worried she might be uncomfortable.

subsidiaries; there

compartmentalize. She never

He recognized Esmeralda as one of VistaLink's principal shareholders and greeted them with extra courtesy. "Ms. Mercer, Ms.

to technical specs and contract details, she

VistaLink, Elodie held

surprised VistaLink

his scrutiny but didn't take it to

it quiet. Jarrod had never brought her to

keeping business and private life

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