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.

a

waste any

took about two hours. After landing, Elodie collected

Jarrod's words about giving her a lift back to the city.

a seat and tried calling

No answer.

her once he'd sorted out

it. Instead, she pulled out her laptop and got to work, determined not

the cramped waiting area. Eventually,

minutes

no word from

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

as she arrived at the taxi stand, her phone buzzed. Esmeralda's name flashed on the

her voice raspy. "Came to the hospital for a saline IV-tonsillitis, can you believe it?—and who do

at the gray,

crept through her

away, pulling her collar tighter

Well. That explained everything.

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

of offering her a ride if he was never going to

a moment and asked

have had some sort of crisis, one that made Jarrod drop everything

"I could hardly talk, but seeing those two? I was so

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