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 gaze away, her eyes

hospital, she'd lost any interest in putting on a friendly

closeness between Jarrod and Sylvie. The dynamic was obvious, and Felicity decided to let the earlier awkwardness slide. "Ms.

her aback. She hadn't expected Naylor to

tone light. "You're too kind, Mrs.

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

Just then, Alexander returned.

room was filling up, and Elodie recognized more and more familiar faces

together and took their

on reviewing her slides, making

Jarrod, the evening's most influential guests were Alexander and Naylor. Their seats were clustered together, and as they

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 technology-is

offered a faint smile. "We all know our domestic aerospace tech still has

and knew

Dr. Charlie was involved behind the scenes. It 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 in with a grin. "You know, Mr. Sterling, TerraCore Technologies has some real strengths

caught his meaning; he wasn't ready