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.

and Sylvie knew if she backed out now,

used her, she wouldn't even

options, she finally swallowed her anger and

would be no love lost between VistaLink

set in a cold mask, Sylvie stood up and marched

half-smile. As he got up, he said without emotion, "See

look up,

hand, was in high

gaze swept over Elodie before

were gone, Alexander

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 themselves lucky." Alexander

foresight. From the start, she had no intention

Intelligence desperately needed this

clearly hadn't expected just how little they'd be allowed to contribute- barely the

over

reviewed it himself. Knowing him, he must have seen what

now, Jarrod hadn't seemed surprised or upset at

confirmed her

eyebrow. "Then why go along with

trap for Neural

What was he thinking?

the show. The outcome was

Technologies leading the project and securing the military contract, the industry was