How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 260

Chapter 260

Jarrod lounged against the plush pillows, looking thoroughly unruffled despite the stern, angry glare from his grandmother. His voice was calm, almost detached. "Grandma, your blood pressure's already high. Maybe you should take a breath and calm down."

She frowned immediately, cutting him off. "Don't change the subject. I want a straight answer from you."

Her lips trembled, as if even saying it out loud was difficult. "That Miss Fielding... is there something going on between you two?"

Jarrod lifted his gaze, his face a little pale—probably from blood loss. Even his lips had lost their usual color. But he made no effort to explain, just watched her quietly.

The old woman suddenly felt dizzy, her head swimming for a moment. She paced twice, then drew in a deep breath. "I don't care if there's anything between you and her. If Elodie's bothered by Miss Fielding's presence and you won't deal with it, I will."

Only then did Jarrod speak, unhurried and measured. "Elodie's not bothered by it."

His grandmother stared, at a loss for words.

her temper well. He sighed, pushing himself a little more upright. "Grandma, this is between

in her throat. "Jarrod, I just hope you're not the kind of man who forgets what

about

between them, it was something they'd have to work through themselves. What

in pain?” she asked at

a careless smile. "It's

just stepped out for a moment and would be back soon

to get

marriage as well as she thought. She

over half an hour, she finally let Jarrod convince her

arm. The anesthesia had worn off, and a deep, persistent pain now throbbed through his arm and hand, where the skin felt raw and

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