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

those injuries, getting pregnant had become a challenge

stretch out as she floated in the warmth. The next morning, after she'd packed up her things,

phone. "Jarrod and Sylvie just left together. Didn't even

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

was surprisingly good, and she

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

to see him—she'd assumed

approaching, Alexander had

"Had a few things to handle just now.

so Alexander

come

how hard it was to

I'd feel

eyes didn't waver. "No need to be so formal. It's nothing, really. I'd be honored to

made Alexander raise his eyebrows and glance

VistaLink these days, not to mention how tight-knit their social circle was, he'd figured Joseph would be

and Alexander responded with a diplomatic smile. "You

glanced at his watch, then commented almost offhandedly, "I heard you've got something to celebrate