How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 73

Elodie glanced over, her eyes catching on something she wasn't meant to see.

As Jarrod helped his grandmother steady herself, Elodie's gaze landed, just for a moment, on his crisp white shirt collar-and there it was, a faint smudge of brownish lipstick.

She looked away immediately, heart skipping.

Before Jarrod and Sylvie got back from shopping together...

Had they been kissing?

Or-

Was it something more?

No wonder Jarrod seemed to be in such a good mood-

Turns out he'd just come back from a little romantic escapade.

"You two stand together-Elodie, link your arm with his." His grandmother's cheerful voice snapped Elodie out of her thoughts.

She didn't ask questions.

What good would it do? She'd only be humiliating herself.

Best to pretend she hadn't seen a thing.

When Elodie glanced up, she saw the old woman holding up her phone, beaming at the sight of the handsome pair. "Let me take a few photos. I'll send them to your great-aunt."

Elodie hadn't expected her first photo with Jarrod to happen like this.

Jarrod replied, not refusing, which took

a photo together, he'd never shown any interest. Now that his

linking arms

Elodie stood still.

thoughtful glance but didn't press the issue, checking his watch twice with an air

forward and hooked Elodie's arm through Jarrod's. "There! That's better. Now both of

the solid muscle beneath her palm, but she looked

camera.

Their expressions

smile from them, the old woman gave up and just snapped

taking photo after photo until Jarrod finally dropped

go

sister on her phone. "I've sent

and started up the

just had their second baby-there's a christening this weekend, and you

silent, looking to

grandmother and great-aunt had always been close, and

stayed polite to her. Attending the celebration

they'd

was up

replied lightly, "Sure. Send us the

he'd agreed, Elodie had

Jarrod headed upstairs, Elodie

so wide her cheeks hurt. Three years

wasn't it good for young

just outside Jarrod's study as

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