How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 111

Chapter 110

So all she could do was stall for as long as possible.

Once the VistaLink Technologies project was secured and running smoothly, she could finally take time for her treatment—and start preparing her grandmother and uncle for the news.

When she finished changing her clothes and stepped out, her phone wouldn't stop chiming.

Elodie picked it up and glanced at the screen.

Photos from Esmeralda.

Clearly snapped on the sly.

The pictures showed the jewelry store in the shopping mall-Jarrod was there, helping Sylvie pick out jewelry.

Sylvie was holding an emerald necklace in her hands.

So, when he'd called Elodie earlier, he must've taken a quick break from his date to handle it.

Esmeralda: [Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting!]

Esmeralda: [I'm right next door. I watched Jarrod swipe his credit card for Sylvie over and over, buying her more luxury gifts than I could count. Just a minute ago, he bought her that emerald necklace and matching earrings-they cost more than a million dollars.]

didn't even

to hand it to Sylvie. She's got

time in a while, thought back on her marriage to Jarrod. He had never once gone shopping with her-not that she'd

for the gifts he gave

grandmother behind the scenes-she'd instruct Jarrod to pick up some limited-edition handbags or jewelry for Elodie while traveling

as if ticking off a task on his to-do list—a gesture that looked thoughtful, but felt as impersonal as an office

if the gifts themselves were worth

him personally accompanying Sylvie,

with her: they were still sitting in the closet at the marital

soon-and then put her phone away,

she was

refused to let them dictate her

The next day.

arrived at VistaLink Technologies and checked her

hadn't sent her the

just forgotten,

him, so she let it go for

lunchtime, Elodie

her mother's memorial, he hadn't let her finish. He'd simply told her to schedule it with Keith. Left with no choice, she needed to

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