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?"

hasn't eaten yet. If

woman was momentarily speechless. "You seem to

then pressed on, "Have you explained everything about the

lightly on the keyboard. His thin lips curled into

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

Fielding family girl-if you don't handle things properly, don't blame me if I ask her

smile playing on his lips but

me. I never regret what

do."

never backed down

aback, silent for a long moment

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

a nonchalant grunt of assent, glanced at his recent calls, and typed in the number, saving it under the contact name "Sweetheart"

grandmother

if something had just occurred to her, she asked, "Elodie only changed her number today? She must

look

rest-naturally, she never went to the hospital. The whole phone

after ensuring everything was handled, Elodie was too drained to think about anything else. If Jarrod hadn't

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