How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 168

Chapter 168

Elodie figured Jarrod was probably with Sylvie again.

Most days, it never bothered her-whatever he did with Sylvie, she felt nothing, completely indifferent.

But tonight...

She couldn't help herself. Jealousy, or maybe just a restless curiosity, crept in.

When Elodie walked through the front door, her grandmother's face broke into a wide, relieved smile. She hurried over, fussing over Elodie―asking about her day, her appetite, the cold weather outside-before inevitably steering the conversation to Jarrod. "Why didn't he come home with you? What's that boy up to now?"

Elodie lowered her eyes. "I don't know."

Her grandmother looked displeased. Without another word, she grabbed her phone and dialed Jarrod's number.

This time, he picked up.

So—he'd been deliberately ignoring her calls before.

Her grandmother's tone turned stern. "It's after eight. You should be home for dinner."

God knows what he replied, but her grandmother's expression softened a little.

After she hung up, she squeezed Elodie's hand. "We won't wait for him. Let him figure it out himself."

Even if he couldn't make it back right away, Elodie knew Jarrod would eventually come home tonight.

fruit, but Elodie had no

off all day-just barely hanging on through the dinner party, and now her head

take

she trudged upstairs to

night her mother, Winifred, died her heart hollowed out by grief, regret, and

awake, forehead

bedside lamp cast a faint, golden glow, but the room felt cavernous and silent.

phone. Four

never come

up, but the

"You're awake?"

steady voice sounded

already changed into pajamas, was propped against the headboard, laptop open on his

Work? At this hour?

and sore. She must have come down with something in

when he'd come home, but before she could speak, a string of notification chimes came from her own laptop on the

and reached over to check hers. As his hand brushed the device, Elodie's face

up on her guarded

she... wary

eyes narrowed, voice cool. "Hiding state secrets

it lightly, almost

Elodie didn't answer.

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