How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 161

Chapter 161

Elodie was taken aback by Esmeralda's words and sat in stunned silence for a long moment.

Could it really be true?

Her gaze darkened as she looked ahead at Jarrod.

In that instant, she couldn't read him at all-he was a closed book to her.

If Esmeralda's guess was right...

Then Jarrod wasn't just humiliating her he was openly disgracing the Thorne family.

She couldn't bear the thought of her mother's wedding ring ending up on Selma's daughter's finger.

"Elodie, let's try to think of another way," Esmeralda said, her face etched with worry as she noticed how pale Elodie had become. Clearly, this blow had hit her hard.

Elodie nodded, forcing herself to stay calm.

There was nothing she could do now but bide her time and look for another opportunity.

The charity gala had its own rules, and she couldn't simply disrupt the proceedings.

She lifted her eyes to the front of the room. Sylvie was in high spirits, chatting animatedly with Jarrod, who sat quietly listening. To any outsider, they looked like

couple-charming, affectionate, perfectly

shadows, her disappointment and humiliation only serving to set

eyes for a brief moment, gathering herself

to despair. Even if every road seemed blocked, she would find a

wasn't about to give up on her mother's

auction lots donated from around the world were nearly

family, the event's hosts,

Seven hundred million.

would be distributed to impoverished communities across the

But the highlight was...

congratulate Mr. Silverstein and Ms. Fielding, our most generous patrons of

Thunderous applause broke out.

an unreadable expression as Jarrod basked in the glory,

let out a soft, bitter

nothing like a formal auction-it

to perform onstage,

went on, "Tonight, since everyone's in such high spirits, we've added a fun new segment! Our distinguished guests can showcase their talents. Whoever wins first place will have five new schools built in their name

"That's actually a great idea. It could give more kids a chance to go

Elodie. "Elodie, you're brilliant at the piano. Since we didn't manage to win anything tonight, why not play a

to do some

blow. She'd spent the whole evening searching for Fergus and hadn't caught sight of him—perhaps, if she drew everyone's attention, she might

for a moment,

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