Chapter 119

She never finished her sentence.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded at the doorway.

A low, cool male voice cut through the room. "I'm not late, am I? Darling?"

Elodie's words were snatched from her lips.

She whipped around, stunned, half-convinced she must have misheard.

Everyone else in the room looked over, just as surprised.

Jarrod strode in, calm and assured.

Seeing him, Ivan's brows knit in surprise. He hadn't expected Jarrod to give Elodie such respect-calling her "darling" in front of everyone.

But then again, Ivan realized, today it was just the Thornes-no outsiders, no need to keep up appearances. Jarrod could afford the pretense of

acknowledgment. If even one unknowing guest were present, Elodie would never hear such a word from him.

Tall and impeccably dressed in a black suit, Jarrod crossed the room. He glanced at Elodie, then nodded politely to Rosemary. "Business kept me for a while," he said, voice even. "My apologies, Grandma."

Elodie's expression cooled.

she felt at the word far outweighed her surprise at Jarrod's

he playing? Willing to go

years of marriage, he'd never once called her

that Jarrod was with Selma and Sylvie today. Why had

at his tie. It was plain black, not

about this made sense. Her

on her, his tone casual. "What's the

been giving him. With Rosemary and the others still watching,

"Work."

buy it, but she let it drop. It

she chose not to press further. She simply waved

the ritual with practiced

on? Aren't they already

his voice. "Maybe Elodie negotiated something with him. Either way, since he's here, I take back what I said

Jarrod really hadn't shown, Alexander would have told Elodie to get a rabies shot in memory of all the years she'd been

none of this made sense. By rights, Jarrod should have been spending today as

show-the real highlight-wasn't until tonight. That would leave him free to come

wrap up before noon; she figured Jarrod would leave as soon

his lips as he greeted Jarrod. "I thought Mr. Silverstein might

Jarrod had

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