Elodie couldn't wrap her head around it, so she blurted out, "You paid for it?"

Jarrod glanced at her with a lazy indifference, a faint, almost mocking smile tugging at his lips.

He probably thought her question was unnecessary.

The answer was obvious.

He'd always been generous with Sylvie.

Realizing she'd said too much, Elodie relaxed, exhaling softly. "Alright, I get it."

As long as he didn't drag her or the Thorne family into trouble, she didn't care how much he spent on Sylvie. That was his business.

"Are we each getting our own gift for Aunt Grace?" she asked.

Jarrod, watching her with a measured gaze, replied, "No need. I've already taken care of everything."

"Okay." Elodie didn't press further.

She turned to leave.

Jarrod seemed to remember something. "I'll send you the photos."

Elodie hesitated, glancing back. "Hm?"

He had already pulled out his phone. The old lady had sent him six pictures. He long-pressed to select them all, tapped to forward, and scrolled down to find Elodie's contact.

was about to hit send, Sylvie's name flashed across the screen

Elodie, shut the door in her face without hesitation,

had no intention of letting Elodie

for a moment,

linger. Instead, she simply

invited her to stay for lunch, she excused herself, claiming she had work

Meanwhile,

call, grabbed his

completely forgot about sending Elodie the

Saturday.

thing in the morning. "Give me

intention of letting him come over. "No

you," Jarrod said, his tone utterly calm and

"I'll meet you outside VistaLink Technologies." He hung up without

up. Today, Keith was driving Jarrod's Maybach, the one he usually kept

back seat, focused on his

how awkward things were between them, Elodie figured sitting side by

Jarrod

"Sit in the back."

paused, unfazed, and quietly got in beside

in the rearview

to spot

the dashboard above

someone touched up their

So that was it.

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