How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 207

She simply thought that his affairs had nothing to do with her.

Some things were better kept to oneself, she believed.

Esmeralda looked surprised for a moment, but soon found herself swept up by Elodie's easygoing composure.

She nodded in agreement. "True. For most adults, dignity is just silence and indifference."

Elodie glanced at her watch.

"Wasn't your interview with Nexus Analytics scheduled for ten?" she asked.

Esmeralda nodded. "Yeah, Alex asked me to go with you."

Elodie didn't give it much thought and stood up. "Let's head over now and try to wrap things up early."

There was still a mountain of work left for the project, and every step needed careful oversight.

They arrived at the Nexus Analytics Building.

greet them was Jason,

Thorne-good to see you both again. Why don't

"No need, let's get straight

up quickly and head out to

probably know Ms. Fielding is heading this project now. She's still over at The Silverstein Group, in a meeting with Mr. Silverstein.

looked up, her eyes

had

were

have to ask-you've been with Nexus Analytics for ages. The company is filled with seasoned pros

No objections at all?

her experience still couldn't compare to veterans like

his hand dismissively. "It's not an

that putting Ms. Fielding in charge might ruffle feathers, so he made it clear from the start: once the project wraps up, everyone who's worked on it gets

it's a chance to

complain about Sylvie taking the lead? That's just how the corporate world works-learn to be flexible. Elodie lowered her eyes, but couldn't help a faint, sardonic smile. She'd never realized Jarrod would go to such lengths

given Sylvie every opportunity to prove herself-while

there was nothing anyone could say behind her