How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 239

Charlie ended the call, his expression stony.

He turned to Elodie. "After the VistaLink Technologies project wraps up, would you be interested in working on military aircraft?"

Elodie raised an eyebrow.

Alexander immediately bristled. "Are you trying to steal my team?”

Charlie barely spared his son a glance. He looked only at Elodie. "Just think about

it. No rush. If you're interested, I'll take you to meet some folks at the Defense Department."

To him, Elodie's potential was limitless. VistaLink Technologies was only her first step.

This time, Elodie didn't answer right away. She fell silent, lost in thought.

If she could follow her ambition, she would have said yes without hesitation. But her illness was a ticking time bomb. There were too many variables she had to consider, too many responsibilities she couldn't ignore. She needed to think it through, seriously and carefully.

in Eldermere, it was already late. Alexander drove

given her, snapped a photo, and sent it

back almost immediately, her voice trembling with excitement. "Elodie, where did you find this? It really is the set! Your great-grandfather lost it ages ago—he only managed to give your grandmother the ring. The necklace was missing

was stunned. It was

Jarrod know it matched her grandmother's heirloom ring?

birthday gift was far more

hesitated only a moment

married, she wouldn't have cared. But now, the divorce was final, and the assets had been divided. If Jarrod had given her any other kind of jewelry, she would have sent it straight back. But this

it, and how much he'd paid for it. She didn't want to owe him

Keith answered. "Ms. Thorne?"

the

"Mr. Silverstein

ask Keith to pass on a message, when she heard Sylvie's voice in the background-warm, exasperated,

Jarrod to send me the receipt for the necklace when he has a

no curiosity about whatever Sylvie

Elodie arrived at VistaLink Technologies and confirmed the past three days'