How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 323

For a split second, you could have heard a pin drop in the vast conference room.

Sylvie's usually gentle face registered a flash of shock before she met Elodie's gaze-calm, cold, and unyielding. There was no room left for negotiation.

It was a long, heavy silence.

At last, Sylvie's expression softened.

She had been right about Elodie's character, after all.

Even at a critical project meeting, Elodie couldn't resist dragging in personal grievances, resorting to these pitiful little tricks to defend her so-called dignity. Sylvie leaned back in her chair, deciding she wouldn't dignify it with a response.

Suddenly, the whole scene struck her as faintly tragic: Elodie, so starved for affection, lashing out in all the wrong places. What was the point in arguing further, really?

Just then, Elodie's icy gaze locked with the man standing in the doorway, his dark eyes steady and inscrutable. He was watching her, thoughts impossible to read.

Jarrod stood there, Alexander just behind him.

Of all times, Elodie hadn't expected Jarrod to walk in and witness this moment- nothing hidden, nothing spared.

his eyes, refusing to look away. Whatever he thought of

her right here and now, tearing away the last pretense between them, there was really nothing he could do even if he disapproved, it made

was hard to read, but there was a glint of amusement; clearly, he'd caught every word

firebrand had grown some thorns. Anyone who crossed her these days

it weren't so inappropriate, he'd have applauded her

open the door

look at him, a complicated mix of resignation and composure on her face, but in the end, she said

she simply asked, "Jarrod, would

took the

We can head over together once we're done," he said quietly, not even

in the room melted away

Elodie's words to heart-if Elodie had any real sway over Jarrod, would they even

way for me." She smiled, her voice tinged with a warmth meant

Jarrod simply nodded.

spare them another

schedule to personally escort Sylvie-just to make sure

here to protect her, no question. She was his priority,