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?"

a bit. "You can tell, can't you? Ms. Fielding is the modern career woman, not the type to settle down as a housewife. From what I've heard, she's just not ready for

Elodie found that plausible.

so deeply for Sylvie-if Sylvie wanted to get married, he'd have ended things with

Elodie as she watched her

squeezed Esmeralda's

gave a calm shake of her head. "It

as the last formalities were done, she and

as the other woman, she had

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

might have a heart attack

voice cool

keep Elodie around to go over the details with Sylvie, but Elodie excused herself, saying she was

the doors slid open-only to come face-to-face with

his deep eyes catching hers

they seemed like

it seemed, was second nature to

avoid him; she stepped inside quietly and stood behind

up at Nexus Analytics, but then again, with

didn't look like he wanted to talk.

Elodie glanced at the elevator display, she accidentally caught a

contact labeled "BB" had just sent a

come over. Probably just tired from

Elodie quickly looked away.

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