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?

not wanting Sylvie to take the blow too hard. "Ms. Fielding grew up overseas and only crammed for the exams after coming back.

mask vanishing. She needed time to process everything

to make sense of it

but steady. "Jarrod, I think I caught a cold- I'm not feeling great. Can you

seemed lost in thought, his eyes following the direction where Elodie had

furrowed. Was Jarrod... interested in Elodie now? The thought left a

looked down at Sylvie. After a beat, he murmured,

Sylvie lean on Jarrod, a strange mix of

as they were out of sight, Maurice whipped out his phone

If I scored that high, my great-granddad would probably climb out of his grave to give me a medal. Sylvie was so upset, she left

a meeting when the message came through. He stood in place for a moment, then replied: [What about Jarrod? How did he react?] Maurice paused, momentarily confused. He glanced at the car driving away. How

mind to their drama. After her stunning performance, fellow visiting students from Verdant University gathered around, eager for advice, their admiration

once, Elodie didn't mind chatting with them

heard Jarrod and the others had already

evening, after making sure Sylvie was settled,

he spotted Octavia slouched on the

you really want to go to Verdant

of her older

it. I'll study