How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 97

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.

up quickly

enough, a sleek Bentley was

Jarrod glanced over at her. "Get

no matter how many times her grandmother insisted Jarrod give her a ride,

left to hide- she'd finally earned the "privilege" of being

urgent. "You know, I can skip it. Could you

Jarrod replied, glancing at his watch with a

to guess why. Her mother's issue still hung between

walked over

but

knew his rules. The front seat belonged to his girlfriend-she wasn't about to

her sitting behind him, pressed close to the door, bundled in her coat and staring silently out the window. She showed

the driver

momentarily taken

he...taking her comfort into

much into it. Even if

with her

dinner, but when she saw Elodie, she couldn't resist a dig: "I knew you'd use Grandma to get

grown used to

Jarrod's mood—she'd

the side

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