How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 41

Jarrod's eyes held a hint of mockery. His tone was perfectly neutral, yet there was always something in it that made Elodie feel uneasy.

A sudden flush crept up Elodie's cheeks.

She knew exactly why.

Back then, desperate for Jarrod to get used to her presence and take her seriously as his wife, she'd forced herself to call him "darling" even when it made her cringe. Every other sentence out of her mouth started with that word.

Even when they were intimate, she would murmur it softly against his ear.

Not that it ever mattered.

Jarrod almost never responded to her.

And now, having it laid bare like this, she couldn't help but feel awkward and exposed.

Seeing the change in her expression, Jarrod felt a sense of inevitability. She was still the same Elodie.

No matter how composed she seemed on the surface, she always gave herself away eventually.

He let out a quiet, derisive laugh, then turned away, clearly done with the conversation.

But to Elodie, his attitude was more grating than words.

they'd be divorced soon anyway—but

down the corridor without so much as

didn't even get the chance to

car, Esmeralda launched straight into a tirade. "If this deal hadn't been settled last month, I swear, I'd have torn that

and his manufacturing firm, VistaLink Technologies, was one of the best. They'd worked with Nexus Analytics on several drone manufacturing

But that was then.

turned into

into each other in business again for sure. VistaLink Technologies isn't some industry behemoth like The Silverstein

in public,

he'd

with her own health uncertain, the last thing Elodie wanted

if that little brat can still act so smug!

toward Elodie. "Look! I posted your photo on my story and the comments section exploded-everyone's asking if you're single, begging me to introduce them. Take a look, see if anyone catches your

deny Elodie's beauty, but she was naturally reserved, never one to seek attention, so she often drifted into

once you noticed her, it was impossible

faintly. "Jarrod won't care. And

only goal this morning is to

her illness, there

only wanted to invest her time and strength into

home, baked a batch of sweet pastries, and brought them

uncle's fees were due

spirits today. When he saw her, his smile was gentle. "It's freezing

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