How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 342

Sylvie's score was undeniably high.

Even with limited time to prepare, she'd decided to take the graduate exam for Professor Sterling's program-and still managed to ace it. That kind of

performance put her firmly among the best of the best.

It was pretty much what everyone had expected from the start.

There was never any doubt that Sylvie would pass with flying colors.

But as for her so-called "rival"-not a word, no news at all.

Did they really need to guess how that turned out?

Octavia was in the middle of her homework when she overheard the

conversation. She grabbed her phone and blurted out, “Elodie? Did she take the exam too?"

Sylvie recalled how Elodie had finished her test early and handed it in ahead of time.

She replied without a care, "Yeah."

On the other end of the line, Octavia fell silent for a moment.

bettering herself, but Elodie taking grad school exams? In her mind, Elodie was someone who always hovered around her brother and the kitchen—this just

when the rankings are out! I have no doubt you'll be number one. With this major and that score, I've checked the cutoffs and top scores from previous years, and you're

had an eye for good people, and now he'd brought home a fantastic mentor and future sister-in-law-she couldn't be

had always looked

strength, and Sylvie rather enjoyed being the object of

said, "Alright, you'll be the first

Octavia reluctantly hung up.

math. If you've been out of school for years, deciding to

had made her

she failed, her company-VistaLink Technologies—would become the

a glass of

uncertain. No sense in painting yourself into a corner," Maurice added with a shrug. "I just checked Professor Sterling's department-dead quiet. If Elodie

too embarrassed to show her face for

whole thing would just

put down his teacup and shot Maurice a cool glance. "You sure worry

if Elodie's affairs held no interest for

didn't want

and raised an eyebrow, not the least bit

She understood.

and her mother last time, Jarrod's dislike for Elodie had only grown. He couldn't even be bothered to bring

in talking about Elodie, so he sensibly changed the subject.

any official notice