How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 376

The assistant's words nearly made Sylvie's face tighten with alarm. She stared at the invitation handed to her, her eyes narrowing.

"President Fielding? What's this about?" Even the assistant seemed confused, setting the envelope on Sylvie's desk.

The Silverstein family's daughter-in-law? Just how many daughters-in-law does the Silverstein family have, anyway?

"It's fine. You can go now." Selma, ever composed, reacted first, her expression regal and unreadable.

The assistant nodded and slipped out, closing the door behind her.

As soon as they were alone, Sylvie frowned, but she didn't seem overly

concerned. "Is Henrietta trying to send me a warning?"

She was genuinely surprised. Henrietta had gone out of her way to throw a lavish celebration for her "granddaughter-in-law." Clearly, the old matriarch had caught wind of Elodie's stellar exam results and decided to make a show of it.

But this invitation wasn't meant to include Sylvie at all. It was simply to announce -loud and clear-that Mrs. Silverstein was Elodie, that the Silverstein family's daughter-in-law was Elodie.

won't allow you to attend. It's because you have influence over

show much

Henrietta doesn't dislike you, she's just old-fashioned. She thinks no matter

Henrietta meet face-to-face, she'll see for herself that you outshine

a big production,

"I know. Jarrod's only going along with this for Henrietta's sake. Otherwise, he'd

Henrietta making such a fuss over her, Elodie might

secure.

you instead. But as long as Jarrod's on your

no real feeling between Jarrod and Elodie. You're the only one who matters to him. Even if Elodie managed to ace her exams with Mr. Sterling's help, so what? It might

Sylvie understood all this.

to catch the

intention of letting

men. He knows

should we bring this up with Jarrod, or do you