How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 339

Chapter 339

She had reached her limit.

And she could be just as sharp when she needed to be.

Jarrod studied her for a long moment. The air between them thickened, tension crackling in the silence.

He noticed the rigid line of her mouth, and finally relented. "Fine," he said, his voice measured. "But you'll need to keep to the agreement as well."

Elodie got her answer.

Without the slightest hesitation, she turned on her heel and walked away.

It did surprise her a little that Jarrod hadn't called her out for telling Selma and

Sylvie to "get lost" just moments ago.

But it didn't matter.

She got what she wanted.

Elodie returned to Emile's hospital room.

revealing nothing of what had just transpired-as if the confrontation never

up from his book. "Did you remember

lightly. "Yeah,

bent his head back to his reading. He didn't ask

else would come cause trouble. She didn't want to leave any loose ends-Selma's excuse of bringing cake was never out of pure goodwill.

The next day.

finished her work when she noticed a

frowned, recognizing it

had changed her number,

Keith somehow still

only a couple

tone was as brisk and businesslike as ever. "Ma'am, Mr. Silverstein

that what you

didn't understand why Keith insisted

didn't bother arguing. "Got it," she

anything you'd like me to pass on to

"No," Elodie said.

another

was never going to be a problem for him. Still, he would

to find her number because he wanted to talk to her. This was just his

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