How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 373

Sylvie pressed her lips into a thin line, her complexion growing even more ashen, though she couldn't quite say why.

Elodie met Jarrod's gaze with icy calm, tossing out a single line as she turned away: "Compared to Mr. Silverstein's girlfriend, I suppose it's not so bad."

Jarrod paused, looking at her.

Sylvie's face instantly turned cold.

Was Elodie showing off and at the same time putting her down?

Elodie didn't bother watching their reactions. She simply turned and strode toward the next exhibit.

Sylvie watched as Elodie and Alexander walked off, their figures growing smaller in the distance. An irritating heaviness pressed in her chest, but years of rigorous self-control kept every flicker of emotion hidden. She forced it all back, not letting anything show.

Maurice broke the silence, his tone complicated: "Has Elodie been hiding her real abilities from us all along? Or did even she not expect to do so well?" Even now, he struggled to reconcile the Elodie from his memories with the person in front of him.

When he first learned she'd landed a graduate spot at the Academy, he'd chalked it up to luck.

But a score like that? You can't fake that.

Was Elodie just playing them for fools?

too hard. "Ms. Fielding grew up overseas and only crammed for the exams after coming

needed time to process everything that had happened today. Elodie, first place

to make

voice quiet but steady. "Jarrod, I think I caught a cold- I'm

in

in Elodie now? The

down at Sylvie. After a beat,

lean on Jarrod, a strange mix of feelings stirring as he watched the two

out his phone and shot Joseph

Elodie took the top spot in the admissions? Elodie! Number one! I thought I was seeing things! If I scored that high, my great-granddad would probably climb out of his grave to give me a medal. Sylvie was

moment, then replied: [What about Jarrod? How did he react?] Maurice paused, momentarily confused. He glanced at the car driving away. How did Jarrod react? He

to their drama. After her stunning performance, fellow visiting students from Verdant

once, Elodie didn't mind chatting with them at

she heard Jarrod and

was settled, Jarrod returned to his family's

soon as he walked in, he spotted Octavia slouched on

his expression stern as he glanced at her. "If you really want to go to Verdant University, stop wasting your time.

always been a little afraid of her

get it, I get it. I'll study hard—I don't want to go abroad. That'd be exile,