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,

left in the shadows, her disappointment and humiliation only serving to set off their

a brief moment, gathering

to despair. Even if every road seemed blocked, she

about to give up on

on. The auction lots donated from around the world were

the Jett family, the event's hosts, took the

Seven hundred million.

communities across the country, and to charities supporting orphaned

But the highlight was...

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

Thunderous applause broke out.

expression as Jarrod basked in the glory, all

a

a formal auction-it was more

to perform onstage,

guests can showcase their talents. Whoever wins first place will have five new schools built in their name

great idea. It could

we didn't manage to win anything tonight, why not play a piece? Maybe you could

way to do

regained her composure after the earlier blow. She'd spent the whole evening searching for Fergus and hadn't caught sight of him—perhaps, if she drew

considered for a moment, then nodded

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