Chapter 188

He was on a video call.

Sylvie's melodious laughter drifted through the air—it sounded like their conversation had been going smoothly. "Alright, I'll wait for you," she said.

Suddenly, Jarrod's steps slowed. He looked up and spotted Elodie sitting quietly across the room. His expression didn't change; he lowered his gaze and said into the phone, "I have company. Let's talk later."

The word "company" carried no special meaning for Elodie.

But she was starting to feel uncertain.

If Jarrod had just finished a meeting, he wouldn't be on a video call with Sylvie so quickly.

Judging by the easy tone between them, it was clear they'd been chatting for a while.

So maybe Jarrod had wrapped up his meeting some time ago, but got caught up talking to Sylvie, forgetting that Elodie was still waiting for him.

He ended the call and strode into the room.

"Have Albin come in," Jarrod instructed, then finally took a seat across from Elodie. He raised an eyebrow at her. "Have you been waiting long?"

"Mr. Silverstein, you should really work on your sense of time," Elodie replied, glancing at her watch, a trace of irritation in her eyes.

Jarrod noticed.

His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, his eyes darkening. After a brief pause, he gave a noncommittal chuckle.

"Bring Elodie

coffee in front

something, then

motionless-neither polite

he found the two of them sitting

staring thoughtfully

his throat, pulling out a contract. "Ms. Thorne, good to see

Elodie nodded in greeting.

"Just sign here, and on

PR, Elodie was no stranger to contracts. She double- checked the document and, finding nothing amiss,

she said politely as

smiled. "It's no trouble at

his suit jacket. His voice was calm and measured. "If you have any questions, feel

make sure to clear out any

she doubted there was anything

gaze lingered on her,

back to VistaLink Technologies? I can

thanks. I'll take

Elodie's refusal was crisp.

care whether Jarrod was

nearest station, but she saw no reason

to

at her departing figure, then walked

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