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

he was joking

Elodie could feel the condescension

bought back the house, and already he was tossing out her things? Apparently, he couldn't wait a single moment to get rid

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

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

late. Let me drive you," Jarrod offered,

bothering to look back.

a different jacket and was heading her way, hand outstretched for the car

ready

could speak, his

the screen; whatever he read

half-smile tugging

hesitated, looked up at Elodie, and then locked

don't want a ride?"

his demeanor, her own expression

and opened the door. "I'm

care what was going on with

got in her car

her home. Still, she hadn't missed the flicker of change in his expression a moment earlier. It was obvious: he'd been

it was, it wasn't

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