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.

it was Maurice's careless remark-"didn't make the cut"-that stung. She clenched her

couldn't help thinking something

not strange for him to attend as a special guest. But this sudden claim

Verdant University hadn't published the

And besides...

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

supposed to leap to the top

wait and see. No need to jump

Sylvie a

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 they

you. I understand. I'll be meeting with Professor

post on social media hadn't been confirmed. She wasn't

if Professor Sterling did pick someone else,

at her, then looked down, lost

help feeling the whole thing was odd. How did a rumor like this

down his own shock, quickly

bizarre just happened. Word is Elodie is Professor Sterling's new grad student. Sylvie's fine, but we should get this

what's your

you? You've been MIA