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 Elodie by

suggested a photo together, he'd never shown any interest. Now that his grandmother was asking,

for linking arms with

Elodie stood still.

shot her a thoughtful glance but didn't press the issue, checking his watch twice with

his grandmother stepped forward and hooked Elodie's arm through Jarrod's.

could feel the solid muscle beneath her palm, but she looked

camera.

them smiled. Their expressions were cool,

a few failed attempts at coaxing a smile from them, the old woman gave up and

delighted as she went, taking photo after

let go

started chatting with her sister on her phone. "I've sent them to your great-aunt—and to you, Jarrod. Forward them to

nodded and started

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

stayed silent, looking to

great-aunt had always been

the celebration was the decent

whether they'd actually

up to

and replied lightly,

had

Jarrod headed upstairs,

grandmother smiled so wide her

good for young couples to be

as he was about to

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