While Elodie sat nearby, squirming in her seat, Jarrod noticed immediately.

She kept glancing at him.

He turned to her in his usual unhurried manner and suddenly asked, "How are you settling in at the new company?"

Elodie pressed her lips together. "It's going well. I like my new job."

"So, The Silverstein Group must not have been a great fit for you after all."

Elodie frowned. The truth was, she'd never really belonged in The Silverstein Group's PR department. She'd only taken the job so she wouldn't drift so far from him, hoping it might help them grow closer.

But Jarrod had never cared what she wanted.

He didn't seem interested in her answer now, either. A notification popped up on the iPad beside him.

Almost reflexively, Jarrod flipped the iPad face-down on the table, as if to keep her from seeing.

Elodie understood the gesture instantly and quickly looked away.

Jarrod asked, "I have something urgent to take care of. Can you catch a cab to work?"

Though he phrased it like a question, it was clear he had no intention of driving her.

In fact it was practically a dismissal.

Elodie hesitated only for a moment before replying calmly, "That's fine."

The question she'd wanted to ask never made it past her lips.

ask why Jarrod had come back to their apartment last night. There must have been

out of the

claw at her collar, sending a chill racing

didn't linger, speeding away in the pale

to let a cold ruin her immune system any further. Bracing herself against the wind, she flagged down a cab to

hours in a conference room with Alexander and the engineering team, hashing

the end, Alexander was practically bouncing with

well be on the verge of something

draft a detailed

her phone rang. Esmeralda was

need to bleach my

Esmeralda was fuming.

Elodie asked, "What happened?"

"I had to go to Grady's company for an event today, and just seeing him was bad enough. I was planning to

into Jarrod and

eating cake together. She was feeding him dessert in public.

she was signing,

morning had just been an excuse to ditch her for

Esmeralda's tone softened, a hint of worry

snapped out of it and bent over her project plans again.

you to love you-it's

complicated, unpredictable creatures. She'd learned

Even more

to grab a drink after

was trying to be supportive. She

and

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