How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 419

Grady immediately caught the implication behind Alexander's words, and he didn't care for Alexander's speculative tone. Shooting a sardonic glance at Elodie- who'd just been dismissed by Waldron-he drawled, "Ms. Fielding recently submitted a first-author paper to Nature's top tier. If we're talking about hard work, it seems someone else could use the lesson."

He didn't name names, but everyone in the room knew exactly who he was talking about.

Naylor, leaning against a nearby table, frowned slightly at Grady. He seemed surprisingly protective of Sylvie.

Were they really that close?

Sylvie, of course, understood the not-so-subtle subtext in Grady's words.

In just a few minutes, Elodie had been both slighted by Waldron and then put down by Grady, unable to muster a single retort.

After all, facts were facts.

Yet, as for Elodie, the whole exchange left her feeling like a frog at the bottom of a well-unable to discuss the ocean with those who'd never seen it.

She didn't bother to react, not giving Grady the satisfaction of a response. She simply turned and left, determined not to dignify his insinuations with any attention.

Alexander could only shake his head. "You published two major papers five years ago. If those years hadn't been lost, this wouldn't just be your third. And now they're bragging about a single paper as if it's a revelation."

Sylvie's latest achievement had landed at precisely the same time as Elodie's third publication-what a stroke of irony.

it was for the best. Maybe this would finally show the

Mr. Ferguson's guidance. That didn't

been difficult for Sylvie to

lived without any margin for error. She didn't regret those lost years, nor did she see any point in agonizing over what

to something wasn't a mistake the real mistake was persisting in the wrong direction. She

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disingenuous; a company flagged for partnership risk could face immeasurable losses. He knew Sylvie had been a

all that matters. But

had no intention of forcing

to make

wonder why Elias had advised him to keep his distance from Sylvie's side. His

After all, he'd bought