How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 119

Chapter 118

He narrowed his eyes, a half-smile playing on his lips, but his voice carried no real warmth. "Elodie, why don't you try asking me nicely? Maybe then I'll consider helping you out of this mess."

Of course, Elodie could hear the thick sarcasm in Ivan's tone. Without dignifying

him with a reply, she turned on her heel and walked away.

Ivan watched her retreating figure, his smile slowly fading.

The way Elodie was willing to put up with so much-she must be in deep.

He stood there, eyes fixed on her back for a long moment.

Pulling out his phone, he snapped a quick picture of Elodie from a distance and sent it to a rarely used contact.

[Mr. Silverstein, Elodie can bite when she's cornered. She knows about you throwing Mrs. Fielding that birthday party. If she decides to crash it, things could get ugly. Here's my proposal: how about The Silverstein Group concedes one percent to TerraGreen Solutions? She's always listened to me. I'll keep her calm and out of your way so you can enjoy your romantic evening with Ms. Fielding, no drama. Win-win, don't you think?]

But there was no reply.

His message vanished into the void.

Clearly... Jarrod had chosen to ignore him.

clicked his tongue in

make his

Elodie joined Esmeralda, she found

Esmeralda snapped out of her thoughts, her gaze complicated. "Elodie,

kept arranging the memorial offerings, glancing

hesitated, then grabbed Alexander's phone and handed it over. "Sylvie posted

all that curious—until her eyes

time, Sylvie had only posted

red embroidery. In the corner of the shot, a man's arm in a white dress

perfectly with

voice trembled with anger. "Can you

your mom's passing, and yet Jarrod shows up dressed like it's a celebration? What

get away with

expression grew blank, her mind elsewhere, until a

Jarrod...

really do

today

and Sylvie take such a cheap

darkened as

Jarrod to value Sylvie so much," he said gravely. "If he did that, knowing what today is... Elodie, it's like the last three years meant

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