Chapter 109

Jarrod found himself genuinely surprised.

He'd promised to send Elodie a few photos of that painting, and with some free time today, he finally sent them over.

He hadn't expected to be greeted by a glaring red exclamation mark.

He didn't even know when Elodie had blocked him.

Was it during the art exhibit? Or sometime after?

Either way, he didn't dwell on it. Given everything that had happened lately, Elodie's silence was almost stranger-blocking him made more sense. Maybe she was just expressing her displeasure.

It wasn't the first time something like this had happened.

He remembered the last time: Elodie had blocked him for about a week, then quietly added him back, acting as if nothing had ever happened.

But this time...

It felt like more of a shame than anything else.

Only now did he realize just how much effort she'd put in.

was suddenly reminded-she'd blocked Jarrod ages ago. Not just his personal number, but his work one too-both tucked away

it had taken Jarrod this long to notice

Jarrod rarely reached out anyway. It was always her, checking in, sending message after message, and he'd only bother to reply when he

something wasn't important, chances were he just wouldn't respond.

their chats, there'd be her long, thoughtful messages, punctuated only by the

that she'd stopped reaching out, Jarrod was

call directly, just asked in a

voice even and unreadable when he finally spoke. "Didn't you want photos of that painting?

her mug, picking

implying she'd blocked him just to get his attention, so he'd have to call her

getting divorced. There was no reason for Jarrod to read

he was thinking, she didn't care enough to wonder. She kept her tone level. "Thanks. Just email them to

a hassle than sending them by text, but she had no intention of

seconds of quiet

almost mocking laugh from Jarrod a hollow sound from deep in

impossible to tell what he was

you want." His voice was as cold as ever, tinged with a subtle, familiar irony. He

There was a pause.

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