How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 186

So much so.

Now that Elodie could effortlessly dine with the professor thanks to Alexander, she couldn't help feeling a little contemptuous.

"I just saw Elodie giving the professor a gift," Sylvie remarked casually as she took her seat.

"A gift?" Maurice chuckled. "What good will that do her? That's like handing a Harvard acceptance letter to someone who can barely read. Even if she's given the chance, what's the point? It's wasted on her."

A housewife, after all.

Just a college graduate, and her only way to meet the professor was through Alexander, who was clearly blinded by infatuation.

Even if Alexander wanted to make Elodie look good, didn't she need some real ability of her own?

Sylvie glanced at Maurice, amused. "You don't mince words, do you?"

Maurice shrugged. "The truth stings."

He turned to Jarrod. "So, Jarrod, what do you think Alexander's up to? Bringing Elodie to meet his father-could it be they've been together much longer than we thought?"

"No," Jarrod replied unhurriedly, dismissing Maurice's guess.

Sylvie watched him, searching for any flicker of emotion.

Luckily, there was none.

He was completely indifferent.

think of it, with a family like Alexander's-everyone a heavyweight in national research-how could they

as he

project. Has anyone considered that's

this one has the professor's direct guidance, or it's been flagged as

grew serious. "So you're saying the professor

just said, "Hard

uncertain, but inside, he was anything

really was backing this, it would be the hottest opportunity in the industry-a

Jarrod, who hadn't

asked, "Have you set a date for finalizing the divorce

hung in

turned to look at Jarrod

"About

chair, spinning his phone in his hand. "No reason. Just seems like it's been

having a

way to buy some of the professor's favorite pastries, which

Alexander talked with him about the technical breakthroughs in VistaLink Technologies'

glasses, then nodded approvingly. "You know, your mind really shines in this area. If you put half

really argue

fork and said, "Don't listen to him, Elodie. If you poured everything into your career-never married, never

has vision. At least she's lived a