How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 306

Now that he was gone, she could finally relax a little.

She set her towel down on the chair and slipped into the water, letting herself enjoy a rare moment of peace.

The warmth surrounded her, soothing some of the aches and discomfort she'd been carrying.

She'd barely been in the water a few seconds when voices drifted in from outside. "Jarrod? Is someone in there? Why'd you come out?" That was Sylvie.

Jarrod's voice was calm and even. "No one's here. Let's go."

Sylvie said something else, but their voices faded as the two of them walked away down the corridor.

Elodie rested her chin on the edge of the hot spring, glancing at the door before letting her eyes drift shut.

So Jarrod and Sylvie had planned to meet here. If she hadn't decided on a whim to come down for a soak tonight, the two of them might've ended up having a lovely little date.

She lingered on that thought for a moment, then let it go.

Her mind drifted, her fingers absently tracing the faint scar across her lower stomach.

targeted attack before he was taken away. After everything that happened, she'd spent

those injuries, getting pregnant had

The next morning, after she'd packed up her things, Esmeralda stopped by to call

up from his phone. "Jarrod and Sylvie

in one ear and out the other, ordering a flat white from the server

surprisingly good, and she found herself

breakfast, while they waited for the car to arrive, Joseph

him—she'd assumed he'd have left with Jarrod

Joseph approaching, Alexander had no choice but to

few things to handle just now. Since we ran into each other, shall we go

opinion, so Alexander

"Mr. Sterling, you should come up here more often. Just let me know

how hard it was

laughed. "You're too generous. I'd feel bad owing Mr. Delacroix a

so formal. It's nothing, really. I'd be honored to count VistaLink

raise his eyebrows and glance at

the tension between Sylvie and VistaLink these days, not to mention how tight-knit their social circle

and Alexander responded with a diplomatic smile.

commented almost offhandedly, "I heard you've