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?"

bit. "You can tell, can't you? Ms. Fielding is the modern career woman, not the type to settle down as a

Elodie found that plausible.

get married, he'd have ended things with Elodie

Elodie as

Esmeralda's

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

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

as the other woman, she had to consider

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

have a heart attack

nodded, her voice cool and

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

as the doors slid open-only to

eyes catching hers for a moment before turning away with practiced

any onlooker, they seemed

it seemed, was second

him; she

but then again, with

wanted to talk. He was

elevator display, she accidentally caught a glimpse

labeled "BB" had just sent

no need to come over. Probably just

Elodie quickly looked away.

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