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?

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

needed time to

She had to make sense

to Jarrod, her voice quiet but steady. "Jarrod, I think I caught a cold-

Jarrod, who seemed lost in thought, his eyes following the direction where

Jarrod... interested in Elodie now?

down at Sylvie. After a beat, he murmured,

mix of

out his phone

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

did he react?] Maurice paused, momentarily confused. He

performance, fellow visiting students from Verdant University gathered around, eager for

Elodie didn't mind

she heard Jarrod and the others had already

after making sure Sylvie was

walked in, he spotted Octavia

to Verdant University, stop wasting your time. If your grades aren't

had always been a little afraid of her older brother. The

up straight, stammering, "I get it, I get it. I'll study hard—I don't want to