How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 182

Chapter 182

This time, Albin actually answered his question. "You'll have to wait thirty days. It's a required period."

Maurice clicked his tongue in annoyance. "So, she gets to ride out another month on your dime. That's the policy, Jarrod. Must be a real pain for you too, huh?"

Jarrod didn't seem bothered in the slightest. Turning to Albin, he said, "Thanks for handling this, Albin. How about we grab a bite together later?"

Albin nodded his agreement.

Maurice was relegated to driver. Once they got in the car, something occurred to him. "Hey, why'd you suddenly change your number?"

Jarrod didn't look up from his phone. "Work stuff."

Maurice shrugged, dropping it.

Elodie had feelings about that house-their marital home. She'd poured heart and soul into every detail, but so many unhappy memories were tangled up in those walls.

Even if Jarrod handed her the place, she had no intention of moving back.

Still... there was a lot of Jarrod's stuff left behind.

And that study-the one room she'd never been allowed to enter. That's where Jarrod kept most of his important things.

forgotten to ask him when he'd be moving his

it over, Elodie decided she'd rather he cleared out sooner than later. The paperwork alone-transferring the deed and whatnot-was

"Sorry, the

That message again.

who was driving.

his number on Valentine's Day. He doesn't use the old

off

so far as to change

couples who'd delete old contacts from their phones to make their new partners happy. Did this count as

asked quietly, "When it's time for the paperwork at city hall, how am I supposed to reach

make arrangements. Or, if you prefer, you can book a meeting with him directly-maybe, if he's in a good mood,

Elodie frowned slightly.

the end, she still had to wait

and turned to look calmly out the

problem to solve. When it was time to file the

probably be more impatient than she

her through the mirror for

of annoyance at being left out of the loop

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