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.

nothing. By airing her

didn't touch his food, and when Klein and Naylor

the old

to make it up to him some

still reeling when Klein suddenly kicked him hard in the shin. "If you can't keep your mouth

all evening. Now, with that sharp kick, he could

not exactly young enough to have another kid anyway,

Klein glared at him.

you know Elodie was married?

with Elodie-sometimes even making small talk with her, which

had

was no reason for

couldn't shake the feeling he was missing something, but for

stone-cold as he strode toward the car, tossing back three words:

Naylor froze.

a heavy

He knew the guy?

aware of the man's identity, this wasn't just

every possibility in his

was about to ask

Bang!