How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 417

It seemed that Elias had only made that offer offhand.

Elodie mulled over his words, trying to parse his intention.

From a doctor's perspective, a patient's good mood can work wonders for recovery, which was probably why he'd reminded her to stay positive.

Whatever the reason, she was grateful.

She knew Elias had no real obligation to offer to review her reports-most likely, he was returning the favor from the last time, after she'd helped smooth things over with Naylor Whitaker.

That day, Elodie decided to take a day off and rest.

She carefully checked her own condition. Last time, she'd asked the doctor if chemo always led to hair loss. He'd assured her it wasn't inevitable. Now, after her second round of treatment, her hair seemed untouched, which gave her some comfort.

The next day.

Elodie forced herself back to her usual pace. Most of the time, she was just pushing through, but she'd gotten used to it; it didn't seem so bad anymore.

VistaLink Technologies received an industry summit invitation from Eldrion Global.

An annual event-Eldrion Global was the host.

The invitation was even hand-delivered by Watts Aldridge, their executive assistant.

at how much attention Eldrion Global was paying

a major player in defense tech, with real clout and

it was

relationship with Eldrion

outcome.

and Alexander arrived

acquaintances. Lately, Elodie had been making waves in the industry-her involvement with Neural Intelligence had made her a rising star. The moment she walked in, a

PR meant she handled

they made their way toward the main hall,

at Elodie, his expression twisting into something complicated. He opened his mouth as

Elias stepping in that TerraCore Technologies had avoided

Elodie had shown

tried to figure out how to begin an apology, Elodie walked right past him, eyes fixed ahead, not

left standing

exactly easy to miss-did she really

making the rounds with Alexander. Soon, she

if she were celebrating some private success. She mingled with the crowd, exuding poise and

ver

low whistle. "You know, if there's one thing that matters in this world, it's

then, Jarrod guided Sylvie over