Chapter 316

None of this had been expected.

By the time anyone realized what was happening, it was already too late.

Sylvie shot up from her seat, her expression a tangled mess of shock and confusion as she stared at the now-empty doorway where the figure had vanished.

It wasn't just her.

Everyone seated around the large dining table sat in stunned silence for several seconds, their minds completely blank. The only sound was a waiter, pale as a sheet and wringing his hands in panic, stammering over and over, "I'm so sorry, so sorry... I didn't see... I didn't notice..."

That's when Naylor finally pieced it together.

Something was wrong with Elodie.

But none of them had actually seen what happened to her. It all happened so fast.

By the time he realized, Elodie was doubled over in pain, her whole body crumpling.

But what really mattered...

The person who'd just swept Elodie into his arms and rushed her out the door-

Was Jarrod.

Jarrod had already carried her

he'd seen was Elodie suddenly about to collapse he hadn't caught what caused

etched deep, but he still managed to turn to Klein, voice apologetic but urgent. "I'm sorry,

genuinely concerned. "Of course, go-see to

that, in a crisis, Jarrod would be the first to react. Alexander gave a quick nod,

He glanced at Sylvie, who looked utterly unreadable. "Ms. Fielding,

Jarrod was

sense for Sylvie

pressed her lips together, her face betraying nothing. Calmly, she nodded, not the least bit flustered by the sudden chaos. With perfect composure, she turned to Klein, offered

pain had

at the nearest hospital, Jarrod got out first,

and slapped his hand away with a sharp crack. "I

stared at her, eyes dark

get out of the car. The moment her

protest, bent down, and scooped her up again, completely unfazed by the way she glared at him or

even seem to

was in too much pain to put up much of a fight-her efforts grew feeble, her face

straight into

hurried over. "Bring the patient

set, Jarrod gently laid Elodie down on a

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