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?

for Elodie was

turned icy. "For

That was putting it

Elodie, couldn't help but scowl. What on earth did Elodie have besides good looks? How

personally, Mr. Sterling. Chalk it up to thoughtlessness on my part-

fuss over a junior assistant.

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 they're

his mind, was the type to play both sides-flirting with Alexander while keeping an eye on Jarrod. He

self-respecting-she was the sort

didn't even come

The

turned and left without another

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

baffled. She and Naylor had only met a handful of times,

with TerraCore Technologies are

with TerraCore, but