How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 134

Jarrod studied Elodie for a moment, his gaze thoughtful and a little distant. It was clear he was sizing up the situation, piecing things together in his mind. With a cool indifference, he finally looked away.

He turned his attention to Joseph and Ivan.

Elodie couldn't shake off the uneasy feeling left by that brief look from Jarrod- there was something about it she just couldn't name.

"What are you two doing here?" Joseph sounded genuinely surprised.

It was Sylvie who answered, her tone tinged with annoyance. "Maurice had something come up last minute. He specifically asked us to handle this. What happened?"

She shot a pointed glance at Elodie. Why was Elodie here again? Lately, their paths seemed to cross far too often.

Especially considering this was supposed to be their inner circle. Somehow, Elodie had slipped in, calm and unruffled as always.

Joseph felt a headache coming on. This was not how things were supposed to go. Trust Maurice to throw a wrench in the works.

Jarrod strode into the room, his steps long and purposeful. His brow furrowed as he asked, "Mr. Harcourt? What's going on here?"

Joseph frowned. How was he supposed to explain? Admit they'd gotten into it because of Elodie? That would only invite more questions.

eyes flickered with a hidden emotion. He pulled Queenie close and replied with a lazy drawl, "Just a misunderstanding. A little scuffle,

clearly had no

nothing. "If

didn't even bother to press

probably plenty of people and things Jarrod cared about—but she definitely wasn't one

perceptive, seemed to pick up on Jarrod's indifference as well. He shot Elodie a sly, ambiguous look, then, with Sylvie by his side,

How awkward.

with a quick, "I'll take

Sylvie nodded in agreement.

with an easy swagger, murmuring softly to comfort her as they walked

said simply,

from her purse

it with a small smile.

checked his watch. "Let's talk

No one objected.

nothing more, following behind them like a stranger, detached

glanced at Elodie with a barely-there flicker of attention. "I'll take Sylvie back to the office," he announced in his usual