How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 155

Even Elodie, with her usual composure, couldn't help but feel a flash of surprise- and annoyance-at Naylor's words.

She genuinely didn't understand why he seemed to hold her in such contempt.

"Mr. Whitaker, have I offended you?" Elodie didn't dodge the issue. She looked him straight in the eye, her tone direct and calm.

Her gaze was as cold as winter frost, but her voice never lost its steady, even keel.

No sharp retorts. No raised voice.

But Naylor didn't attribute her calm to a good temperament; in his mind, Elodie was simply too guilty to confront him openly. After all, he'd seen her with his own eyes-her so-called "seductive" behavior.

"No, Ms. Thorne, you and I barely know each other. There's no question of offense."

Elodie frowned.

Then where was all this baseless accusation coming from?

Alexander's expression darkened as well. He'd always thought Naylor was a man of substance-sharp instincts in business, tough but fair, and with the backing of his influential family. Alexander had, until now, respected him.

But this?

Elodie

polite smile had turned icy. "For a gentleman, your attitude toward

courtesy? That was putting it

Elodie have besides good looks? How could

take it personally, Mr. Sterling. Chalk it up to thoughtlessness on my part- I'd hate for this to affect

mind, Alexander would hardly make a fuss over a junior assistant. They were both businessmen; they knew where their

Mr. Sterling, and everyone knows VistaLink Technologies is the place to be. But you should really take a closer look at the people around you make sure

sides-flirting with Alexander while keeping an eye on Jarrod. He felt Alexander

Sylvie-talented, self-respecting-she was the sort of

didn't even come

frown deepened. The

and left without

irritation and disbelief. "What a load of self-righteous crap!" He'd never been known

as baffled. She and Naylor had only met a handful of times, never even had a proper

with TerraCore Technologies are

collaboration with