How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 123

For a long moment, Rosemary struggled to process what she was seeing. She stared at Elodie's calm, steady expression-so serious, stripped of any trace of sorrow or joy.

It took her several tries before she managed to speak, her voice trembling. "So that's it... That explains everything..."

The truth was, they'd always sensed how things stood between Elodie and Jarrod. How could they not? But still...

"Elodie, tell me honestly-did you divorce Jarrod because of... Ivan?" That was what Rosemary feared most.

After all these years, after everything Elodie had been through, why wait until Ivan was released from prison to end her marriage?

"No, it has nothing to do with him." Elodie could see her grandmother was overthinking, so she patiently explained, "There wasn't any particular reason. I just realized there's no point forcing something that was never meant to be. There's no need for us to keep hurting each other."

Whether it was Jarrod or Ivan, she was finally at peace with it all.

That's just human nature, and she couldn't fight it anymore.

Better to let herself go-finally focus on her own life.

Rosemary's eyes filled with tears as she squeezed Elodie's hand. "You managed

to break free from what was holding you back. I'm proud of you, truly. As for Jarrod, well, he never gave any sign. The fact that he bothered to show up at all... that's more courtesy than the Thorne family ever deserved."

She hesitated, her gaze drifting to Elodie's abdomen. "But... that scar of yours. Has Jarrod ever asked about it? Not even once?"

Elodie dropped her gaze, unconsciously brushing her hand over the old wound.

that night-throwing herself in front of Ivan, saving him from

head. "There was never any real feeling between us. Jarrod was never curious about me. Even when

more she thought about it, the more surreal it

body, more than anyone else. He must have noticed the

total stranger would have

But not Jarrod.

never cared

how much Elodie had suffered all

as her grandmother, she hadn't interfered.

you can't go on, you're brave enough to walk away. You're stronger than your mother ever was-she wasted her whole

weight lifted

her family's support, she no

spent the night with her grandmother and Emile, then returned to work the

evening, Jarrod never

Alexander

abruptly because Selma fell

the hospital. He didn't even stay for the

to help her look after Selma. He couldn't bear to let Sylvie face

And what about Elodie?

no less desperate

promise to

Elodie was already done hoping. Now that they were divorced, they were little more than strangers, and

Wednesday morning.