Chapter 362

Elodie truly didn't understand. Her mind was already a tangled mess from everything that had happened, and when she saw him standing there, her eyes flickered with both suspicion and confusion.

"What are you doing here?"

Jarrod finally glanced, unhurried, at the surgical light glowing overhead.

"Why? Am I not allowed to be here?" His reply was calm, as if he hadn't caught the implication in her tone at all.

Elodie frowned. The rhythm of her already restless heart was thrown off even more by his nonchalance. "Mr. Silverstein, you know perfectly well what I mean."

She had no patience for his games.

Only then did Jarrod really look at her, his gaze lingering as if he were properly observing her for the first time in ages. He noted, in that brief study, how much thinner she'd become her jaw sharper, cheekbones more defined, the tension in her face unmistakable.

He let his eyes rest on her for a second longer before answering, "I came to keep you company."

Elodie's frown deepened. "And how did you even know my uncle had surgery today?"

almost lazy. "Your grandmother saw you post a picture of the hospital entrance on your social feed. She couldn't reach you, so she

Elodie's brows knit together. Well, that at

expected that

won't take up any more of your time, Mr. Silverstein." Her words were polite, but her voice

moment. His eyes were clear, his tone level. "Elodie, when are you going

it evenly, like a bystander making a simple observation. There was hardly any concern in his voice-just the sense that he found her stubbornness

no energy to argue

moved to a chair farther down

up

didn't seem

heavy silence settled between them, calm as still

point, his phone buzzed several times. He ignored

with sharp eyes. "You don't need to use your grandmother as an excuse. If you don't want to do something, not even a gun to your head could force you. You could easily have fobbed her off, but

at her, sizing up the steel in her

for a long

a quiet “Mm," dropping the pretense. "When will VistaLink

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