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,

the shadows, her disappointment and humiliation only serving to

moment, gathering herself as quickly as

if every road seemed blocked, she would

to give up on her

on. The auction lots donated

hosts, took the

Seven hundred million.

be distributed to impoverished communities across the country, and to charities supporting orphaned children with serious

But the highlight was...

as he announced, "Let's congratulate Mr. Silverstein and

Thunderous applause broke out.

expression as Jarrod basked in the

a soft,

charity gala was nothing like a formal auction-it was more entertainment than

had been invited to

segment! Our distinguished guests can showcase their talents. Whoever wins

idea. It could give more kids a chance to

win anything tonight, why not play a piece? Maybe you could help the

a way to do some good,

after the earlier blow. She'd spent the whole evening searching for Fergus and hadn't caught

a moment, then

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