How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 371

He even shot her a cold, disdainful look, his brow furrowed.

She had tried to spare Elodie's dignity; it was Elodie herself who had thrown it away.

“Ms. Thorne really is unflappable, isn't she? Most people would be falling apart by now." Grady couldn't stand Elodie's feigned composure. He turned away from her, softening his tone as he addressed Sylvie. "Ms. Fielding, would you mind checking the university website?"

"Sure," Sylvie said, barely sparing Elodie a glance. She pulled out her phone and navigated to Verdant University's official site.

Maurice, too, silently opened the site on his own phone, searching for the published results.

But as his eyes landed on the page, the smile froze on his lips. He stared, eyes going wide in shock.

Jarrod lowered his gaze, watching the page load on Sylvie's screen.

Then, as the rankings and scores came into sharp focus...

He looked up, his eyes flicking to Elodie.

Sylvie's face, in that same instant, went slack with disbelief. Her grip on her phone tightened suddenly.

Her breathing faltered, uneven.

She must have read it wrong. She had to have.

it?" Grady hadn't seen the page yet,

help but ask,

watched the group, her expression cold, a faintly mocking smile tugging at

instigator, piped up with 'concerned' curiosity, "Did you get a

words still hanging in the air, Sylvie's lips pressed into a thin, tense

buzzed, thoughts scattering

469...

could Elodie have

some mistake?" Maurice finally found his voice, staring at Elodie in utter disbelief. "You're

then his face twisted

them, people stared at Elodie-who had never once tried to draw attention to herself-in stunned

Ms. Fielding's earlier comments implied that Elodie's acceptance by

Grady's voice sharpened, his skepticism

there any mistakes in

Elodie, his eyes unreadable. "The university doesn't make that kind of mistake. This isn't

"There's no mistake."

but suddenly, Charlie's voice cut through the tension as he strode in, hands behind his back, scanning the room. "Elodie's results were released a while ago. If you have any questions, you can take it up with

were

She couldn't process it.

She couldn't believe it.