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

shown any interest. Now that

linking arms with

Elodie stood still.

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

hooked Elodie's arm through Jarrod's.

the solid muscle beneath her palm, but she looked calmly at

camera.

smiled. Their expressions were cool,

a few failed attempts at coaxing a smile from them,

she went, taking photo after

go

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

started up

"Your great-aunt's grandson just had their second baby-there's a christening this

silent, looking

always been close, and even

stayed polite to her. Attending the celebration was the decent thing to

whether they'd actually

was up

lightly, "Sure. Send us the

had no reason

Jarrod headed upstairs, Elodie quickly

smiled so wide her cheeks hurt.

it good for

study as he

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