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?"

career woman, not the type to settle down

Elodie found that plausible.

ended things with Elodie in a heartbeat, not waited for her to

Elodie as she

squeezed Esmeralda's

calm shake of her head. "It doesn't matter

divorce papers were already signed. As soon as the last formalities were

Sylvie as the other woman, she

sighed, "I'm going to get the car. When you're finished here, come out the front entrance and we'll

she might have a heart attack if she

her voice cool and composed.

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

elevator as the doors slid open-only to come face-to-face with Jarrod

catching hers for a moment before turning

seemed like strangers, not

it seemed, was second

she stepped inside quietly and stood behind

Nexus Analytics, but then again, with Sylvie working here, it was obvious who he

like he wanted to talk. He

the elevator display, she accidentally caught a glimpse of

labeled "BB" had just sent a

to come over. Probably just tired from staying up all

Elodie quickly looked away.

knew "BB" was short for "baby." And as for staying up all night—she