How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 346

Sylvie sat in silence for a long moment.

Her beautifully made-up face was now clouded with a look of utter disbelief.

She stared at the post on her phone, reading every word slowly and carefully, just to make sure she hadn't misunderstood.

Elodie... had become Professor Sterling's new graduate student?

The idea was so absurd that Sylvie felt almost dizzy, as if the world had tilted beneath her feet.

"What does this even mean?" Naylor was the first to speak, his brow furrowed, eyes wide with shock. "Since when did Elodie become Professor Sterling's student?"

He'd grown up knowing Professor Sterling as a family friend; he understood exactly what the man represented in the world of scientific research. Every student Sterling had ever taken under his wing was renowned in their field— household names in academia.

And Elodie? Where had she come from to suddenly leapfrog the rest of them?

"There's got to be some mistake." Maurice finally found his voice, all traces of his usual laidback attitude gone. He stared at the screen in disbelief. "Verdant University's grad interviews had a whole lineup of geniuses this year. Even you, Sylvie, didn't make the cut, but somehow Elodie did?"

Sylvie's thoughts were a tangled mess.

was Maurice's careless remark-"didn't make the cut"-that stung. She clenched her jaw, lips pressed tightly together,

something had to be

especially since Alexander is his only son. It's not strange for him to attend as a special guest. But this sudden

Verdant University hadn't published the

And besides...

care of the house. After that, the only thing she was known for was her messy divorce with Jarrod and her dramatic job switch from Silverstein Group to VistaLink Technologies. Sure, she'd picked up a bit working under Alexander, but a few months of experience

leap to the top

said, "Let's just wait and

gave Sylvie a

people from the Neural Intelligence department discussing it just before he walked in. Sylvie had scored 432 on her grad interview-an almost unbeatable score in their field. People were already betting she'd be Professor Sterling's last student. By every standard, she should have easily placed first. So this rumor about Elodie...

meeting with Professor Sterling this afternoon. I'll find out what's really going on directly-no need to pay attention to idle

hadn't been confirmed. She wasn't

if Professor Sterling did pick someone else, it certainly wouldn't

then looked

odd. How

own shock,

is Professor Sterling's new grad student.

what's your take on

you? You've been MIA all