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

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

She had to make sense of

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

her request, Grady glanced at Jarrod, who seemed lost in thought,

Elodie now? The thought left a

down at Sylvie. After a beat,

Sylvie lean on Jarrod, a strange mix of feelings stirring

out of sight, Maurice whipped out his phone and

was seeing things! If I scored that high, my great-granddad

he react?] Maurice paused, momentarily confused. He glanced at the car driving away. How did Jarrod react? He wasn't sure. Probably... feeling

mind to their drama. After her stunning performance, fellow visiting

once, Elodie didn't mind chatting with

and

evening, after making sure Sylvie was settled, Jarrod returned to

soon as he walked in, he spotted Octavia slouched on the couch,

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

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

get it, I get it. I'll study hard—I