How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 227

There was no hint of pretense in Alexander's expression; he asked his question as if it had simply followed from the conversation.

Sylvie frowned slightly, masking her reaction. She couldn't understand why Alexander always seemed so protective of Elodie, unwilling to hear even the smallest criticism of her. Now, he'd gone so far as to turn the criticism back on her and Jarrod.

What ulterior motives?

Naylor glanced at the pair-Sylvie and Jarrod seemed so close, it was obvious they were headed for marriage.

Alexander's tone was perfectly genuine. "Mr. Silverstein, have you two set a date yet? I imagine your family must be quite pleased with Ms. Fielding?"

Elodie stayed silent.

She knew exactly what Alexander was doing: he couldn't stand to see her mistreated and was determined to return the favor. After all, Henrietta only acknowledged her as Jarrod's wife now; otherwise, Jarrod would never have insisted on such a draconian divorce agreement.

Alexander feigned surprise. "You haven't introduced her to your family yet? What's the holdup?"

Even Naylor looked surprised. In his eyes, Sylvie was outstanding, and their relationship seemed stable-surely meeting the parents and making things official was only a matter of time.

Sylvie glanced up at Jarrod, lips pressed together, saying nothing.

smile. "That's a

had no intention

question seemed to bounce right

tell: Jarrod was still protecting Sylvie's reputation, making sure no

knew Jarrod would eventually introduce

to Alexander. "You two go ahead-I'm heading up to

Goldspire, just time for introductions; the real work and site visits would begin in

not bothering with the rest

she was already gone. He felt a pang of disappointment. He'd had the sense that Elodie might share some

in Goldspire for three days, so she'd brought along a stack of books to work

when

morning, the research facility sent vehicles to

for Sylvie with effortless chivalry. Sylvie stepped out, laughing

ahead and followed the

drone technology, autonomous vehicles, and military aircraft—there were experts on hand to explain everything, and visitors could get up close, even participate in live demonstrations and

key technical points and the engineers launched into a

another look; it was obvious she

there's always someone