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.

stung. She clenched her jaw,

thinking something had

is his only son. It's not strange for him to attend as a special guest. But this sudden claim that Elodie is his new student? It just doesn't add up. Maybe someone

University hadn't published

And besides...

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

to leap to the

just wait and see. No need to

gave Sylvie a reassuring

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... Clearly, something was off, something

poise. "Thank you. I understand. I'll be meeting with Professor

post on social media hadn't been confirmed. She wasn't about to let rumors rattle

did pick someone else, it certainly wouldn't

then

odd. How did a rumor

shock,

happened. Word is Elodie is Professor Sterling's new grad student.

your

You've been MIA