How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 296

Elodie froze.

Elodie?

Jarrod had called her that before, but not often.

Now, he used that nickname-one reserved for people you're close to.

Her brow furrowed in silence.

Sylvie pressed her lips together.

She didn't like hearing Jarrod call Elodie by such an intimate name.

But at least his tone was devoid of warmth, distant and all business.

Probably just old habits slipping out. That's all it was.

Given how much had changed, Sylvie just hoped Elodie wouldn't get any foolish ideas because of it.

As for the terms of this partnership-

She seriously suspected Elodie had egged Alexander on to tweak the contract as payback.

Letting personal grudges bleed into a major project like this-how petty.

Jarrod hadn't objected, and Sylvie knew if she

have used her, she wouldn't even have the legitimacy of a partnership to show

options, she finally swallowed her anger and signed the

love lost between VistaLink Technologies and her own company,

in a cold mask,

cool half-smile. As he got up, he said without

didn't look

the other hand, was in high spirits.

over Elodie before he finally turned to

Jarrod and Sylvie were gone,

trying to get their team in sync. Even with Jarrod's backing and top- tier hardware, so what? If we let them get even a taste of the real work, they should count

was thanks to Elodie's foresight. From the start, she had no intention of

desperately needed

they'd swallow whatever lead role VistaLink Technologies demanded, but Sylvie clearly hadn't expected just how little they'd

over for

him, he must have seen what we were up to,

since just now, Jarrod hadn't seemed

only confirmed

out?" Alexander raised an eyebrow. "Then why

the trap for Neural

What was he thinking?

was now running the show. The outcome was set, and she couldn't

VistaLink Technologies leading the project and securing the military contract,