How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 111

Sylvie turned to Keith with unhurried grace, her posture effortlessly elegant.

Keith, almost instinctively, glanced at Sylvie. After a moment's deliberation, he shook his head. "It's nothing. I just wanted to remind you your meeting with Mr. Black is at three this afternoon."

Jarrod's dark eyes betrayed nothing as he nodded, then disappeared into his office.

Sylvie followed close behind.

Keith watched the two of them retreat down the hall, weighing his words carefully and ultimately deciding to keep silent.

After all, Ms. Fielding was still here. Bringing up Elodie now would be out of place.

Besides, in all these years, he'd never heard of Mr. Silverstein visiting his mother- in-law's grave.

What would be different this time?

Even if he brought it up, with the third anniversary coming up, Mr. Silverstein would probably refuse. Why risk spoiling both his and Ms. Fielding's moods by mentioning Elodie?

On the other side of town, Elodie was completely unaware of Keith's dilemma. After work that evening, she changed course and headed for the nursing home. Her grandmother had sent over a few home-cooked dishes for Emile today, and Elodie decided to join in and keep everyone company.

a round of chemotherapy. His appetite was poor, and he barely touched his food. Still, he smiled warmly as he chatted with Elodie and Rosemary about his new

much better caregiver for him now, with both a day nurse and a night

a standard perk

this exclusive, every service usually came with an extra

it really be that Jarrod had

disapproval. "You only

for Elodie-this girl had always carried

room. If her grandmother and uncle

you don't have to worry about me. Once we find a suitable donor, I'll make sure

that was

quickly, reaching her goals, and making sure she could give her uncle access to the

His voice was tinged with guilt as he shook his head. "I'm just a burden to you. If I weren't

never known

was cold and hypocritical; he'd never cared whether she lived or

were hardly a prestigious family-she'd never had the kind of

Emile's illness and the mounting bills, she felt even more weighed down.

the tip of her nose, but she only smiled and shook her head. "I've finally found my way back to the work I love, and I'm truly happy. Things will only get better for us from