How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 327

Elodie's voice was calm.

It sounded like a casual remark, nothing more-there wasn't a trace of sharpness in her tone.

Selma's smile froze for a split second. The question was so direct, it felt like there was no right way to answer. Even Sylvie's expression tensed, though she still had no intention of responding to Elodie. Whether she planned to apply to grad school, or if Dr. Sterling's spot was reserved for her, had nothing to do with Elodie. Why should she bother with an outsider?

Jarrod spun a metal lighter between his fingers, glancing over at Elodie, who looked especially slight standing in the night breeze.

Grady, however, gave her a second look. "Why do you care?" he asked, sounding almost amused. "Everybody knows Dr. Sterling hasn't taken on a student in years. Ms. Fielding just got back to the country and suddenly there's a spot available—- what's there to guess?"

Selma managed to recover, forcing a smile. "It doesn't matter. Sylvie prefers to earn her place on merit. That way, it's all aboveboard."

"So," Elodie replied, eyes narrowing, "does Dr. Sterling know about this? Has he ever said he wants Ms. Fielding as his student?”

full well that Selma and her little circle couldn't give

"You seem awfully interested in Sylvie's

everyone's attention. Even Mr. Ableson and the handful of executives nearby paused their conversation to look

around her, her expression unchanged. "Not really," she

planning to apply for

stone into a still pond. For a moment,

darker

furrowed instantly, as

while to find his voice, and when he did, he muttered to Jarrod, "Has Elodie lost her

Did Elodie have any idea who

to grad school was one thing. But Elodie wanted to go into aerospace- and become the apprentice of the

her mother-ambitious beyond her means. Grady finally found his voice, sounding incredulous. "Elodie, you've only shadowed Dr. Sterling for a few months, and now you think