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?"

is the modern career woman, not the type

Elodie found that plausible.

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

for Elodie as she watched her with

Esmeralda's hand

calm shake of her head. "It doesn't

already signed. As soon as the

to expose Sylvie as the other woman, she had to consider Elodie's

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

she might have a

nodded, her voice

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

stepped into the elevator as the doors

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

onlooker, they seemed like

it seemed, was second

him; she stepped inside quietly and

Jarrod to show up at Nexus Analytics, but then again, with Sylvie working here, it was obvious

wanted to talk. He was

at the elevator display, she accidentally caught a glimpse of

had just

over. Probably just tired from

Elodie quickly looked away.

for "baby." And as for staying up all night—she could guess what that