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

picture-perfect couple-charming, affectionate,

here Elodie was, left in the shadows, her disappointment and humiliation only serving

moment, gathering herself

to give in to despair. Even if every

about to give up on her mother's

The auction lots donated from around the world

event's hosts, took the stage

Seven hundred million.

would be distributed to impoverished communities across the country, and to charities supporting

But the highlight was...

"Let's congratulate Mr. Silverstein and Ms. Fielding, our most generous

Thunderous applause broke out.

an unreadable expression as Jarrod basked in the glory, all

a

like a formal auction-it was more

invited to perform onstage, keeping the

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

you're brilliant at the piano. Since we didn't manage to win anything tonight, why

was a way to do

searching for Fergus and hadn't caught sight of

a moment, then

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