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.

replied, not refusing,

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

for linking

Elodie stood still.

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

stepped forward and hooked

beneath her palm, but she looked

camera.

them smiled. Their expressions

attempts at coaxing a smile from them, the old woman gave up and just snapped away

she went, taking photo after photo

let go as

her sister on her phone. "I've sent them to

nodded and started up

grandmother remembered, "Your great-aunt's grandson just had their second baby-there's a

silent, looking

great-aunt had always been close, and even after

her. Attending the celebration was the

whether they'd

up to

replied lightly, "Sure. Send us the

agreed, Elodie had no reason to

Jarrod headed upstairs,

so wide

it good for

Jarrod's study as he was

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