How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

"Boss's wife?"

So the whole company had already accepted Sylvie's place.

Back when Elodie had devoted herself to Jarrod, both he and everyone around him insisted she was just trying to make people misunderstand their relationship. He never even spoke to her at work, keeping her at arm's length.

But with Sylvie, he'd stepped forward himself to clear things up.

Elodie didn't answer Jason, but Esmeralda couldn't hold back any longer. "But I heard your Mr. Silverstein is already married. Isn't he?"

Jason froze, words catching in his throat before he finally replied, "That's just gossip. There was a rumor that Ms. Fielding was involved in something scandalous, and the PR department at Silverstein Group didn't handle it well. Mr. Silverstein himself came forward to set the record straight-publicly defended Ms. Fielding's reputation, said she was above reproach. If he had a wife, why would he do that?"

So he'd openly contradicted his own wife?

What kind of man acts like his wife doesn't even exist?

It had to be rumors, then.

Elodie lowered her gaze.

So, in the end, he'd personally come out to clarify things. He didn't want Sylvie to suffer even the smallest slight.

But his wife? She could swallow her pain in silence.

He was certain she wouldn't dare make a scene-certain she had neither the right nor the nerve.

Esmeralda was fuming. "If your Mr. Silverstein cares about Ms. Fielding so much, why aren't they married? Is he not allowed?"

the modern career woman, not the type to settle down as a housewife. From

Elodie found that plausible.

get married, he'd have ended things with Elodie in a heartbeat,

heart ached for Elodie as she watched her

squeezed Esmeralda's

shake of her head. "It doesn't matter

were already signed. As soon as the last formalities were done, she and

expose Sylvie as the

the car. When you're finished here, come out the front entrance

muttered under her breath that she might have a

voice cool and composed.

materials, Jason tried to keep Elodie around to go over the details

elevator as the doors slid open-only to

stood tall and composed, his deep eyes catching hers for a moment before turning

seemed like

was second

or avoid him; she stepped inside quietly and stood behind

to show up at Nexus Analytics, but then again, with Sylvie

talk.

elevator display, she accidentally caught a

had just sent

Probably just tired from staying

Elodie quickly looked away.

was short for "baby." And as for staying