How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 104

As expected, she shook her head, resigned.

Even Grady couldn't resist walking over. "Of all the people to pick a fight with, you chose Ms. Fielding? And with Mr. Silverstein watching? What did you think would happen—that Ms. Fielding would lose out to you?"

In his mind, going up against Sylvie was just Elodie setting herself up for disappointment.

"If you're so unhappy, why not drag your husband over and let him fight for you?" Grady sneered, unable to resist another jab.

He still remembered how shocked he'd been when he heard Elodie had gotten

married. Back then, he'd had quite a soft spot for her-beautiful, poised, a woman of substance with her own ideas. He'd thought highly of her. But then, out of nowhere, she'd gotten married. Worse, she'd chosen to settle down as a housewife.

Now she spent her days fussing over a man and the kitchen, wasting her potential.

Just like that, his admiration turned to contempt.

Turned out, she was no different from all those other women-nothing like Sylvie: smart, educated, independent, never relying on a man.

Elodie couldn't have cared less about Grady's opinion. Still, she had to admit, the situation was bitterly ironic.

Her so-called husband? He was right there, doting on another woman.

upstairs. Catching sight of Grady once again hovering around

Grady. "We're not friends, Mr. Mercer. In the future, please keep your opinions about my life to yourself. It has

let people walk all over her. She only kept the peace when

the usually mild-mannered Elodie to

at first, but once it sank in, his expression turned even more

he thought-compared to Sylvie, Elodie couldn't even handle a simple truth.

and Esmeralda headed to the lounge for a

brief rundown of

you feel? After everything you've been through together, how can he go

this what a marriage

But if you didn't know better, you'd think he was deliberately trying to make her

ground to fight for it, especially with

have to change

truly didn't understand-after the

they at least part on better

the answer dawned on

her. She had simply crossed Sylvie's interests, and he would

to get to the bottom of the