How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 276

Elodie was caught off guard by the question, but a flicker of understanding soon crossed her refined, cool features.

The old woman was listening in, right beside her.

Jarrod, naturally, knew how to play his part.

He had no real intention of sending Elodie to the hospital.

Elodie kept her eyes on the blueprints, her tone calm as she replied, "We'll see about the timing."

There was a brief silence on the other end, and then, in an unhurried voice, Jarrod said, "Alright, don't forget to eat."

With that, he ended the call abruptly, giving her no chance to respond.

Elodie, unsurprisingly, paid no attention to his token display of concern. "Don't forget to eat”—it was nothing but playacting, a hollow gesture that meant nothing to either of them.

She set her phone aside and returned to her calculations.

Over at the hospital, the old woman scowled as Jarrod hung up after barely saying a word. "What's the rush? Is someone chasing you with a stick?"

from his laptop, just raised an eyebrow. "She hasn't eaten yet. If I keep her

"You seem to know

everything about the

lightly on the keyboard. His thin lips curled into a faint

irritation only grew at his evasive manner. "Don't try to brush me off. You know damn well

grew more serious. "You haven't crossed any lines, have you? That Fielding family girl-if you don't handle things properly, don't blame me

smile playing on

his eyes. "Grandma, you know me. I never regret what I

do."

he never backed

for a long moment as she absorbed

phone. "Help me save Elodie's number to my

typed in the number, saving it under the contact

grandmother looked

only changed her number today? She must have told you her new number

didn't look

hospital. The whole phone call had been nothing but

Elodie was too drained to think about anything else. If Jarrod hadn't poached talent for