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."

out for you?" Jarrod's eyes flicked to her now-stubborn look, his tone casual

if he

feel the condescension

already he was tossing out her things? Apparently,

was nothing important on the hard drive-but still, Jarrod's habit of making decisions without

pressed her lips together, tension flickering and fading from her

me drive you," Jarrod offered, his gentlemanly manners

bothering to look back. "No,

a different jacket and was heading

her mouth, ready to refuse him

speak, his phone

he read softened his features

tugging

at Elodie, and

sure you don't want a ride?" he asked

subtle shift in his demeanor, her own

turned and opened the door. "I'm

didn't care what was going on

got in her car and drove

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

was, it wasn't

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