How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 89

Elodie had just arrived at the airport. After checking her luggage, she finally replied, "Around four thirty."

There was a brief silence on the other end. "Got it. Wait for me when you land. I'll drive you back into the city."

She could only assume it was her grandmother who'd nudged him into making this call.

Still, after what happened last night, she hesitated.

Jarrod seemed to pick up on it. His tone was almost amused, "Grandma asked me to bring you home."

He was using her grandmother as a shield. Elodie frowned, her brow tightening. "...When are you planning to tell her?"

"Jarrod, they're starting to board." Sylvie's voice suddenly broke in from his side of the call.

Then-beep, beep, beep.

He'd hung up.

She wasn't even sure he'd heard what she said.

And as for what happened last night, it was as if it hadn't even registered with him.

If she'd heard right just now... the boarding announcement on his end sounded exactly like hers.

Were they on the same flight?

Elodie almost laughed.

supposed to give her a ride home when

waste any

Eldermere took about two hours.

Jarrod's words about giving her a lift back to the city. Clearly, her grandmother must have given him

a seat

No answer.

her once he'd sorted out whatever he

her laptop and got to work, determined not to waste

by in the cramped waiting area. Eventually, her neck stiff

forty minutes had

no word from

surprised, nor was she in the mood to keep waiting. She closed her laptop and headed for the

her

Esmeralda grumbled, her voice raspy. "Came to the hospital for a saline IV-tonsillitis,

up at

chill crept through

pulling her collar tighter before climbing into a

Well. That explained everything.

left with Sylvie. He hadn't even bothered to let her know, or answer her call. She'd been left behind and

of offering her a ride if he was never

for a moment and asked gently, "How

hospital with Sylvie, it could only mean one thing-Sylvie must have

muttering, "I could hardly talk, but seeing those two? I was so mad I nearly recovered

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