How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

His eyes were cold and indifferent, his tone as flat as ever.

Yet Elodie felt her cheeks burning, her chest tight as if she'd taken a blow.

Jarrod's unhesitating choice had rendered her utterly insignificant in front of Sylvie.

He didn't care whether she'd worn the same dress by accident or on purpose.

Sylvie would always come first for him. He only cared about protecting Sylvie's image, never mind Elodie's embarrassment or discomfort.

"It's just a dress, Mr. Silverstein. This is hardly a big deal," Alexander said, his own expression less than pleasant. He shrugged off his suit jacket and draped it over Elodie's shoulders. "Is that better?"

Only then did Elodie lower her gaze, taking a silent moment to steady her breath.

Jarrod glanced at Elodie without emotion. Alexander's jacket covered half the dress now, and Elodie didn't refuse his gentlemanly gesture.

"It's fine, really. It doesn't bother me," Sylvie spoke up first, gracefully turning to the side. "Jarrod, let's go find our seats."

She let the incident go with magnanimous ease.

Jarrod's gaze slid away from Elodie; he simply nodded. "Alright."

The two of them walked off together.

Alexander couldn't help but frown, giving Elodie's back a reassuring pat.

before shaking her head, voice soft. "I'm

couldn't exactly go and change now. And she didn't see why she should step aside

to resist a word of warning. "Wearing

or a career, it's the person

didn't understand

and

knows how to work this crowd," Alexander scoffed. "She's got

head calmly. "It's not

and prejudices about her had never faded. Once, she'd tried to

just

quietly. Even as a bystander, he found it hard to

even had the presence of mind to

quieter

spotted Queenie, retouching her makeup

corner.

Ivan

grab a glass of sparkling water and leave,

politely. "I came with

Ivan was just saying he wanted to have a word with

it in stride,

close as kids," Queenie said, tilting her head and smiling. "Reba said Ivan used to spoil you always sharing the best food and toys. She even thought

paused, meeting Queenie's bright, inquisitive

about that," Elodie

just laughed.