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."

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

if he was

the

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

laptop-there was nothing important on the hard drive-but still, Jarrod's habit

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

drive you," Jarrod offered, his gentlemanly manners

the time, not bothering to look back.

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

ready to refuse him

she could speak,

he read softened his features for

a half-smile tugging at his

hesitated, looked up at Elodie, and then

sure you don't want a ride?" he

in his demeanor, her

opened the

didn't care what was

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

it wasn't

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