Chapter 96

Elodie finally allowed herself to relax a little.

She stayed with Emile through lunch, waiting for the discomfort from the treatment to ease, and then returned to VistaLink Technologies to wrap up some loose ends.

Jarrod hadn't reached out to her again.

The next day.

Just as Elodie was about to log off at the end of her workday, her grandmother called. "Sweetheart, what time are you getting off?"

"I'm just about to finish," Elodie replied, closing her laptop.

"Perfect! I've sent Jarrod to pick you up. Come home with him after work, I need you both here for something."

Elodie blinked in surprise. "Grandma, actually I have—"

"He's already downstairs. Just head down when you're ready."

"...Okay."

Rubbing her aching temples, Elodie resigned herself to it. If it weren't for her grandmother's direct orders, there was no way Jarrod would be offering her a ride.

packed up quickly

a sleek Bentley was idling

glanced over

strangely novel. In all her years at The Silverstein Group, no matter how many times her grandmother insisted Jarrod give

was nothing left to hide- she'd finally earned the "privilege" of being

grandmother's request was urgent. "You know, I can

can tell her yourself. I'm not your messenger," Jarrod replied, glancing at

why. Her mother's issue still hung between them, unresolved. This was

walked over to

glanced at the passenger seat, but in the end, she slid into the

seat belonged to his girlfriend-she wasn't about to cross that

close to the door, bundled in her coat and staring silently out the

the driver coolly, "Turn

was momentarily taken

he...taking her comfort into

too much into it. Even if he

hanging out with her friends and was curled up on the couch, chatting away on her

she saw Elodie, she couldn't resist a dig: "I knew you'd use Grandma to get closer to my brother. If it weren't for picking you up, he would've taken Sylvie to

used to this. She didn't bother

mood—she'd interrupted his

grandmother emerged from the side parlor. "Dinner's ready.

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