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,

the past, when she'd suggested a photo together, he'd never shown any interest. Now that his

for linking arms

Elodie stood still.

the issue,

his grandmother stepped forward and hooked

the solid muscle beneath her palm, but she looked

camera.

Their expressions were cool, almost

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

taking photo after photo

let go as

glowing with excitement, started chatting with her sister on her phone. "I've sent them to

nodded and started

when his grandmother remembered, "Your great-aunt's grandson just had their second baby-there's a christening this weekend,

stayed silent, looking to

had always been

to her. Attending the celebration was

whether they'd

was up

and replied lightly, "Sure. Send us the

had no

Jarrod headed upstairs,

his grandmother smiled so wide her cheeks hurt. Three

for young

outside Jarrod's study as he

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