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.

for the best. Maybe this would finally show the other side what a real

they'd had Mr. Ferguson's guidance. That didn't compare to Elodie's

have been difficult for Sylvie to fully grasp, let alone now, when Elodie

herself felt nothing in particular. Life wasn't meant to be lived without any margin for error. She didn't regret those lost years, nor did she see any point in agonizing over what

was persisting in the wrong direction. She was simply grateful that, at

glanced around the summit. Even government officials were

Global wasn't your average corporation; naturally, the stakes were much

why Waldron had shown up in person,

people

noticing Jarrod at the

ket

him. "Mr. Whitaker, about what happened earlier-Rm sorry My judgment of people was lacking, and I almost dragged TerraCore Technologies into

plainly, her gaze direct

flagged for partnership risk could face immeasurable losses. He knew Sylvie

long as it's resolved, that's all that matters. But we'll have to end

he had no intention

to make

he couldn't help but wonder why Elias had advised him to keep his distance from Sylvie's side. His cousin never meddled unless he thought

After all, he'd bought VistaLink's