How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 224

Chapter 224

Noticing Elodie's tactful retreat, Naylor raised an eyebrow.

At least Elodie was smart enough to know when to quit-she saw Sylvie approaching and didn't try to force her way into a circle where she didn't belong.

Of course, Elodie had no idea what others were thinking.

Across the room, Alexander was surrounded by people, most of them eager to discuss potential collaborations. Elodie had wandered over to this quieter corner to catch her breath.

Her stomach rumbled in protest.

She picked up a small plate of dessert and took a bite.

Feeling thirsty, she glanced at the array of drinks nearby. Not sure which ones were low in alcohol, she reached for a glass that looked mostly like juice.

A slender, well-defined hand pressed lightly over the rim.

Elodie looked up.

Jarrod's dark, deep-set eyes met hers.

her expression

the glass from her grasp and said in his usual detached tone, "Didn't

Elodie frowned slightly.

she didn't

wasn't severe,

surprised he remembered, but then again, after three years of marriage, even someone as emotionally distant as Jarrod would have picked up on

go

Jarrod had come over for a drink himself. He glanced at Elodie, saw she had no intention of striking up a conversation, and instead handed her a juice from the other side of the

that, Jarrod picked up his own drink and walked away, as if he'd

juice, but felt no particular

Meanwhile―

Sterling strode purposefully into

arrival marked the real highlight of

crowd and came over to Elodie. “Come on," he said, "let's go chat with the old man about your latest reading

Elodie just needed to review the relevant material and she'd

ago, Charlie Sterling had stopped accepting graduate students after Elodie turned down her spot in his program. For three years, he'd taken on no one. Now, with Elodie ready to try again, Sterling had suddenly opened a single

speaking, Elodie said calmly, "Jarrod and the

Alexander turned his head.

With Jarrod leading the way, the others held back, giving them the space to

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