How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 279

He turned and looked after Elodie as she walked away.

The man beside him frowned in confusion. "What is it, Mr. Aldridge?"

Up on the top deck, the engagement party was in full swing, glasses clinking and laughter echoing through the air.

It was the engagement of Mr. Harcourt, the CEO of TerraGreen Solutions-a grand affair, attended by a sizable crowd.

The atmosphere was already buzzing.

Elodie spotted Ivan across the room. Even on his engagement day, he looked utterly relaxed-one hand in his pocket, his expression brooding yet nonchalant. In contrast, Queenie by his side was all radiant excitement.

For some reason, Ivan glanced her way almost instantly.

In that moment, his gaze locked onto hers, a look both intense and challenging.

He flashed a smile-wry, a little mocking, and thoroughly unapologetic.

Elodie pretended not to notice, turning away, intent on finding Elias to see if he had arrived yet.

That's when, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Jarrod.

He was standing nearby, Sylvie at his side in an elegant gown, surrounded by a small circle of guests.

She wasn't sure when they'd arrived.

Maybe it was her imagination, but Jarrod seemed to lift his lashes and glance at her—cool, distant, almost unrecognizable.

the light behind him, he looked every

that Sylvie and Queenie were close friends. Of

slipped away toward Alexander and

a

made her rounds, adding half the room's worth of contacts to her

looking-Mr. Warwick didn't show, but Naylor and

oh-so-ambitious sister are deep in conversation. You'd think

talent under the guise of 'networking'; running into them at these events

downright polite by not saying something

"

had no interest in looking their

with Naylor a

even a polite façade

she might as well make the best

had noticed Elodie

family's birthday

it—what right did Elodie have to act so superior with him?

as he took a swig of his

quite unconventional-a fresh concept, almost

usual speeches, the evening

was in his element. He

happy to be celebrating our engagement with all of you. I hope everyone here finds something special tonight-feel free to invite

from the stage, choosing instead to sink into the

no intention of