How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 276

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?"

"She hasn't

woman was momentarily speechless. "You seem

on, "Have you explained everything about the Warwick

tapping lightly on the keyboard. His thin lips

old woman's irritation only grew at his evasive manner. "Don't try to brush me off. You know damn well how Elodie treats you. I'm warning you, behave yourself

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

then did Jarrod finally pause, a smile playing on his lips but with

know me. I never regret what I set out

do."

never backed down

long moment as she

picked up her phone. "Help me save Elodie's

glanced at his recent calls, and typed in the number, saving it under the contact name "Sweetheart"

grandmother

had just occurred to her, she asked, "Elodie only changed her number today? She must have told you her new

didn't look

The whole phone call had been nothing but a performance for the

issues, and after ensuring everything was handled, Elodie was too drained to think about anything else. If Jarrod hadn't poached talent for Neural Intelligence, she'd already be knee-deep in her new project plan by

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