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. She couldn't reach you, so she asked me to

knit together. Well, that at least made his

hadn't expected

up any more of your time, Mr. Silverstein." Her words were polite, but her voice was

long moment. His eyes were clear, his

There was hardly any concern

had no energy to argue with him

moved to a chair farther

opened up between them-an

didn't seem

between

his phone buzzed several times. He ignored

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

looked at her, sizing up the

was silent for a

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

Of course.

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