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.

her part, turned her gaze away,

incident at the hospital, she'd lost any interest in

Sylvie. 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 in aerospace.

her aback. She hadn't expected Naylor to

smiled, her tone light.

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

Just then, Alexander returned.

room was filling up, and Elodie recognized more

and took their seats, followed by several other

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

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

Technologies' upcoming project, turned to Alexander. "Mr. Sterling, will you be discussing your new initiative tonight? I've heard from Mr. Patrick in the government

still has some catching up to do, especially in

overseas and knew the technological

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 us a sneak peek?" Grady chimed in, clearly intrigued. Naylor joined

wasn't ready to