Chapter 206

Elodie was caught off guard by his words, frozen in place for a split second.

She cast him a cool glance, noticing that beneath Jarrod's laid-back gaze, there was a flash of sharpness-something quietly probing.

"A grown woman, and you still can't take care of yourself?" Jarrod looked at her, the corner of his mouth curling in a faint, ambiguous smile.

The comment was odd-somewhere between concern and mockery, tinged with a subtle hint of derision.

Elodie didn't bother to guess what was going through his mind.

"Don't trouble yourself." She turned to leave, but then suddenly remembered-her old laptop was still sitting in her study, broken and forgotten. She paused, then asked, "I need to grab something from the other room. Is that alright?"

Jarrod was already at the kitchen island, pouring himself a glass of water. "What do you need?"

"My laptop."

He paused, searching his memory, and then seemed to recall.

"I think I threw it out."

Her expression shifted. "That belonged to me."

out for you?" Jarrod's eyes flicked to

couldn't tell if he

the condescension in

the house, and already he was tossing out her things? Apparently, he couldn't wait a single moment to get rid of anything that belonged

barely used that laptop-there was nothing important on the hard drive-but still, Jarrod's habit of making decisions without asking her grated

flickering and fading from her posture. "Forget it. I'll leave

Let me drive you," Jarrod offered, his gentlemanly

time, not bothering to look back. "No, thanks.

different jacket and was heading her way, hand outstretched

ready

she could speak,

at the screen; whatever he read

tugging at

looked up at Elodie, and then

you don't want a

his demeanor, her own expression

turned and opened the door. "I'm

what was going on with

in her car

no intention of letting Jarrod see her home. Still, she hadn't missed the flicker of change in his expression a moment earlier. It was obvious: he'd been about to drive her,

it was, it wasn't her

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