How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 149

During this time, Joseph had checked in with her to see if she'd managed to get in touch.

Elodie told him the truth.

Joseph messaged back, "His phone is basically just for show. He spends most of his time off the grid in remote countries-no Wi-Fi, no signal. It's not that he's ignoring you on purpose."

With things laid out so plainly, Elodie couldn't keep pushing.

Honestly, Joseph didn't owe her this favor in the first place.

She was sure that anyone Joseph recommended would be top-tier, but if she couldn't reach them, she wasn't going to just wait around forever.

She needed a backup plan.

So, during her break, Elodie shifted her focus back to tracking down the overseas specialists rumored to be returning to the hospital after the holidays, reaching out to as many contacts and channels as she could.

As for Jarrod-

They hadn't spoken again. Elodie was too busy chasing down leads on doctors to spare much thought for whatever was going on between them.

At the riding club, Sylvie finished a lap around the arena, then swung gracefully off her horse.

Not far away, Maurice broke into applause. "Wow, look at you! Skills like that, you could compete in a real show. Totally badass!"

Octavia, who had been clinging to Jarrod's side, chimed in with wide-eyed admiration, "Is there anything you can't do? You're top of the class and you can ride seriously, you're a genius!"

number one fan now," Maurice teased,

game nearby. "Hey, Freya, why not give riding a try?

the only one who

toward her. "Want to

forward, smiling warmly. "Don't worry, I'll

her head. "No thanks. I want to play games

a second. "You

was talking about

a super pretty friend of mine. She's amazing

this "sister," and Joseph didn't look surprised at all-clearly, he was in the loop. She grabbed a water bottle from right in

shot a casual glance their

paused mid-drink. "It's

wasn't interested

hesitated, then just smiled.

to Jarrod, arching an eyebrow in challenge. "Jarrod, race me?" Jarrod's eyes flickered with a lazy, unreadable

jumped up, practically vibrating with excitement. "Doesn't matter who wins! What matters is just wait, I'm going to get

two of them headed

some snacks. She rummaged through her

nearby, she politely asked, "Want

looked over, wary. "What

a piece and offered it to her. "Elodie-the friend who went camping with

Octavia's expression changed instantly.

incredulous. "Why did she make