How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 190

She could tell at once-this woman had to be a member of the Global Horizons University Board.

Jarrod, ever composed, took the lead with introductions. "This is Ms. Thorne," he said, his tone smooth and unhurried. "She works closely with Mr. Sterling at VistaLink Technologies."

Felicity's eyes lit up with sudden understanding.

Elodie set down her laptop and offered a polite nod. "Hello, I'm Elodie."

Felicity found herself instantly drawn to the girl's calm, self-possessed presence-

a quiet confidence that left a strong first impression.

Just then, Sylvie finished her conversation with Octavia and walked over.

Having missed Felicity's words, she slipped her arm through Jarrod's with effortless grace and greeted Felicity with poise. "President Warwick, it's a pleasure. I'm Sylvie."

She managed her entrance without so much as glancing at Elodie.

turned her gaze away, her eyes

she'd lost any interest in

The dynamic was obvious, and Felicity decided to let the earlier awkwardness slide. "Ms. Fielding, I've heard great things about you. My son Naylor mentioned you said you're already making waves

answered with modesty, though the compliment took her aback. She hadn't expected Naylor

light.

attend to. "Please, everyone-take your seats. We'll be

Just then, Alexander returned.

and Elodie recognized

together and took their seats, followed by several other

much attention to the crowd. She focused on reviewing her slides, making sure the details of

it was clear that aside from Jarrod, the evening's most influential guests were Alexander and Naylor. Their seats were clustered together, and as they waited for the event to begin, casual conversation naturally

Sterling, will you be discussing your new initiative tonight? I've heard from Mr. Patrick in the government that the core focus is a breakthrough in engine

has some catching up to do, especially in engine development.

overseas and knew

seemed impossible for any other team of engineers to achieve such a leap on their own. If VistaLink truly had such a genius on staff, how could they have stayed so under the radar? "Mr. Sterling, care to give

caught his meaning; he wasn't ready