How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 362

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?"

tone was almost lazy. "Your grandmother saw you post a picture of the hospital entrance on your social feed.

this, Elodie's brows knit together. Well, that at least made his presence here make

expected

worry. I won't take up any more of your

tilted his head, studying her for a long moment. His eyes were clear, his tone level. "Elodie, when are you

observation. There was hardly any concern

energy to

answer, just moved to a chair farther

opened up between them-an invisible

didn't seem

silence settled between them, calm as still

point, his phone buzzed

head, regarding him 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 instead, you came here, under the pretense of 'keeping me company.' Let's not dance

sizing up the steel in

silent for

let out a quiet “Mm," dropping the pretense. "When will VistaLink Technologies be

Of course.

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