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."

back out for you?" Jarrod's eyes flicked to

he was joking

Elodie could feel the

house, and already he was tossing out her things? Apparently, he couldn't wait

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

tension flickering and fading from her

Let me drive you," Jarrod offered, his gentlemanly manners

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

slipped on a different jacket and was heading her way, hand

her mouth, ready to refuse him

could speak,

screen; whatever he read softened

a half-smile tugging at

hesitated, looked up at Elodie, and then locked his

you don't want a ride?" he asked

his demeanor, her

and opened the

didn't care what was going on

her car and drove off by

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

it

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