How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 274

A dull ache pulsed at Elodie's temples.

She hadn't expected Jarrod to make such a drastic move so quickly, swooping in to poach VistaLink Technologies' top engineers the moment the opportunity arose.

Sure, most of their tech staff had signed non-compete agreements, but if Jarrod really wanted to lure someone away, the threat of a penalty was hardly a deterrent.

"Was this Jarrod's plan all along?!" Esmeralda fumed, her tone sharp. “He seemed so decent just now offering you shares and all. Turns out, it's all smoke and mirrors! Classic good cop, bad cop."

VistaLink Technologies had just pulled off a major win with their last project.

Elodie's name was front and center on the credits, so it was only natural for Jarrod to assume she'd be spearheading future launches as well.

And with Neural Intelligence clearly positioned as VistaLink's direct competitor, the battle lines were already being drawn. Jarrod wasn't wasting any time—he was already making moves behind the scenes.

Was he really trying to dismantle VistaLink from the inside out?

Sabotage their momentum, and snatch away Elodie's shot at reclaiming her reputation through the company's success?

Was this his idea of post-divorce revenge?

Elodie's chest tightened.

story-everyone here had poured their hearts into it. It wasn't supposed to be

attention to Sylvie, and his secret attempts to lure away

Thornes and Selma's family, it still stung. He was

felt like a

forced herself to focus. She turned to Alexander. "Who sent you that

of this, they might have missed it

replied. "He was assigned to handle something over there and

Tomorrow, let's sit down with Seymour

Alexander agreed without hesitation.

20% options pool for Neural Intelligence was announced, he'd known it would shake up the

The next morning.

the office early. Alexander

and called Seymour

him, and immediately sensed what this was

was calm, her voice even.

decided not to beat around the bush. "Yes, someone did reach out to me about Neural Intelligence. Ms. Thorne, the compensation packages there are the best in