How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 256

Elias strolled over, giving Naylor a quick once-over, a flicker of amusement curling at the corners of his mouth. "Since when do you enjoy arguing with women?" he teased.

Naylor bristled, clearly annoyed. "Arguing? Is that what you call it? You saw it yourself—she's impossible! She messes up and then acts like it's everyone else's

fault."

Elias arched an elegant brow. "You two seem pretty close?"

Naylor fell silent, caught off guard by the question.

He paused, considering it.

Maybe... not really.

Still, he scowled. "That's not the point. What matters is, I caught her trying to play the other woman. She looks like a decent person-so why does she have such questionable morals?"

Elias stopped, his tone light, almost playful. "Whether it's true or not, that's still someone else's business. What's it got to do with you? Why are you so worked up?"

Naylor's words died in his throat.

He hadn't even thought of that. His brow furrowed as the realization sank in.

Elias clapped him on the shoulder. "Come on, we should get inside. Uncle Warwick's probably about to arrive."

Only then did Naylor's scowl deepen.

own father would be at the party

him bickering with a woman-if his dad had caught him, who knows what lecture he'd

arrived at Warwick Mansion, dusk was settling in and the garden lights were flickering on, one

the crowd, weaving his way over to her. "The general's just arrived," he

glanced in

had entered discreetly, the other guests greeted him with obvious enthusiasm,

was-the same leader who had once publicly commended her U.N2

remarkable figure,

arm. "Come on, let's

Warwick a happy birthday when he caught

smile softened Klein's sharp gaze. "Alexander, your father isn't here

the lab, he can't get away. He sent me in his place to wish Raleigh a happy

"No matter, no matter. It's good to have the younger generation here-it

stood quietly by

Then, suddenly-

on her, and he looked genuinely surprised. "And who's this

with genuine pride. "This is Elodie. She's one of our top talents at VistaLink Technologies-honestly, she puts

attention of

eyebrows raised. "Is Mr. Sterling really

such high praise, no

furrowed. She realized she'd underestimated just how much

didn't really belong to their

for her—give her a bit of polish,