How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 314

Watts was in a good mood. He glanced at his friend list and saw that Elodie was already there. The corners of his lips lifted, his eyes bright. "Next time, let's catch up if we get the chance," he said.

Elodie didn't sense anything unusual. She just nodded politely at his words.

Watts had something to take care of and left first.

Elodie headed downstairs.

Alexander caught up with her. "The old man had to rush back to the institute- something urgent came up. So, it'll just be the rest of us for dinner."

She nodded in response.

The institute was a demanding place; the senior fellows always had to keep an eye on things. Besides, it was rare for someone of his status to join social gatherings anyway.

The dinner had been arranged by Klein, who'd already sent them the restaurant's location.

understated, members-only spot-one of

Maybach already parked out front.

some sway. These past couple of years, he's gotten close with the defense

A few more business leaders had joined

sat at Klein's left,

arrived, Klein waved them over. "Elodie,

Alexander next to her.

She couldn't help but feel that Klein's interest in Elodie went far beyond professional courtesy. Inviting her to sit so close-she

wine tonight," Klein announced, pouring tea for everyone. "Let's just enjoy some tea together." He'd never been a fan of boozy dinners, especially with young women present-no need to put anyone on the

introduce her to Naylor properly, but with so many people here now, some things were

glance, then shifted the conversation to

is emerging all the time. At Neural Intelligence, we're focusing more on defense-grade quality and advanced systems in the coming months. We hope to contribute

eyes flicking discreetly to Jarrod. Jarrod sat