How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue
Chapter 169
Chapter 169
Elodie's reaction was stronger than she let on. Even with her composed expression, her instinctive recoil and the way she brushed Jarrod's hand aside betrayed her discomfort.
It was pure reflex.
Jarrod stopped in his tracks.
Bathed in the soft glow of the bedside lamp, his deep-set eyes seemed colder, more inscrutable.
He hadn't missed the subtle shifts in Elodie's mood.
He drew his hand back, his tone cool and even. "Fine. Suit yourself."
Turning away, Jarrod sank onto the leather sofa nearby. He reached for a cigarette, fingers searching for his lighter. But then he paused, frowning, and instead slid the cigarette back into its case.
Elodie didn't protest about taking her medicine. She threw back the covers, grabbed the pills Jarrod had brought, and swallowed them all in one go with a gulp of water.
As for the box of dried cranberries he'd left on the nightstand she didn't touch it.
Jarrod noticed that, too.
After all, they'd been married for three years. Elodie's health had never been robust; she was no stranger to migraines and fevers. Usually, she'd fuss forever before taking her medicine-afraid of the bitterness, reluctant to swallow anything dry. She'd eat handfuls of dried fruit or candy just to get a single pill down.
hadn't even looked
bitter pills without
stopped minding
swimming, but Elodie couldn't let go of the ring. She looked at Jarrod, coming straight to the point. "I came back today to ask
then did Jarrod glance at her, his manner almost indifferent.
meant by that. Her hands clenched tight as she
as ink. "Do you
but before
is she feeling
The door opened.
grandmother entered
Jarrod told me last night
worried sick all night, barely sleeping, afraid Elodie might take a turn for the worse.
woman worry. "Grandma, I'm fine now. It's still early-why don't
But at her age, she shouldn't be losing
sleep these days. It's good for me to get up and move around. You
Elodie hesitated, then nodded.
fallen asleep before nine and hadn't
"I'll have them make
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