How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 206

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."

to have someone dig it back out for you?" Jarrod's eyes flicked to her now-stubborn look,

if he was joking or

feel the condescension in his

already he was tossing out her things? Apparently, he couldn't wait a single moment to get

the hard drive-but still, Jarrod's

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

Let me drive you," Jarrod offered, his

the time, not bothering to look back. "No, thanks. I'll

on a different jacket and was heading her way,

ready to refuse him

she could speak,

he read softened

tugging at

up at Elodie,

you sure you don't want

his demeanor, her own expression unreadable

opened the

what was going on

got in her car

flicker of change in his expression a moment earlier. It was obvious: he'd been about to drive her, but

it was, it wasn't her

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