How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 124

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.

front of Ivan, saving him from a fatal

real feeling between us. Jarrod was never curious about me. Even when he saw the scar, he never once

about it, the more

He must have noticed the scar

total stranger would have been curious,

But not Jarrod.

never cared to know

Rosemary understood just how much Elodie had suffered

the past, as her grandmother, she

it's for the best. If you can't go on, you're brave enough to walk away. You're stronger than your mother ever was-she wasted her whole life inside

lifted

support, she no longer

grandmother and

Jarrod never reached out

hear from Alexander about what

had left so abruptly because Selma fell ill and had

for the birthday party, let alone

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

And what about Elodie?

was no less

end, Jarrod broke his promise to her-he chose

they were divorced, they were little more than

Wednesday morning.

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