How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 359

She didn't spare Naylor so much as a glance.

Nor did she offer him any comforting "I forgive you" in response to his awkward

apology.

A tightness welled up in Naylor's chest. He stared at her profile for a long moment, and for the first time in his life, understood just how hard it could be to ask someone for a favor.

Klein let out a sigh of relief, a flicker of gratitude toward Elodie crossing his face. "You've put up with a lot, Elodie. If this kid does anything else out of line, I'll handle it myself. I'll apologize on his behalf too. And if anything comes up in the future, you can always come to me."

Alexander arched an eyebrow, his mind racing as he quickly raised his glass in a toast to Klein. "You're being too kind, sir. If VistaLink Technologies has the chance to do Mr. Whitaker a favor, it's our privilege-especially where Elodie's reputation is at stake. Clearing things up today was simply the right thing to do, not meant to cause any unpleasantness. I hope you'll understand."

Klein caught the meaning in Alexander's words, pointing at him with a laugh. "You're a sharp one, aren't you?"

Just like that, the matter was smoothed over-everyone walked away with their dignity intact.

Glasses clinked.

The ordeal was finally over.

Elodie eased off, her sharpness fading as she returned to her usual gentle, unruffled self.

scene. With Klein's status, pushing things too far would have accomplished nothing. By airing her grievance but

on the other hand, seemed genuinely angry. He didn't touch his food, and when Klein and Naylor got up to leave, he couldn't even be bothered to come out and see them

realized he'd probably offended the

way to make it up to

home, Naylor was still reeling when Klein suddenly kicked him hard in the shin. "If you can't keep your mouth shut from

been stewing all evening. Now, with that sharp kick, he

exactly young enough to have another kid anyway,

Klein glared at him.

how did you know Elodie was married? Do you know who

even making small talk with her, which was anything but typical for

Sterling had taken Elodie

no reason for

but for now,

toward the car, tossing back three words:

Naylor froze.

was a heavy

He knew the guy?

of

through every possibility in his

he was about to ask more

Bang!