How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 426

Elodie sat in stunned silence for a while.

After all, over these past weeks, she had nearly convinced herself to accept the reality of a complete removal.

Elias could see the dazed look in Elodie's eyes. He understood that someone physically and emotionally wounded needed comfort, but he also had to make sure she knew all the risks and consequences.

He softened his tone. "The precondition is that we'll need cooperation on a number of fronts. The risks are significant. I'm developing a new treatment with some colleagues overseas. It's still in clinical trials, so the earliest we could use it would be in about two months. If you trust me, I can start treating you now with the main goal of avoiding removal unless it's absolutely necessary."

Elodie's mind was spinning.

It was her body, after all. She needed to weigh everything carefully-she would be the one taking on the risks.

As she sat there in silence, Elias watched her closely. "Can you wait for me a little while?" he asked gently.

If the medication made it into clinical use, he'd do everything he could to preserve Elodie's ability to have children.

Elodie wasn't the type to agonize over decisions. She finally let out a breath. "Alright. I'm willing."

Her decisiveness caught Elias off guard.

For Elodie, this meant putting all her hopes in his hands.

"Do you want to talk to your family or anyone close to you before you decide?"

Elias asked, more out of professional obligation than anything else.

Elodie smiled faintly. "No need. I can make my own decisions."

Elias didn't press further.

he'd more or less understood Elodie's

their meeting ended, Elodie thanked

was up to Elias to draw up a

medications, all of them expensive—but for the first time in a while, Elodie felt a glimmer of hope, even a bit of longing for what might

if she hadn't handled things so graciously with TerraCore Technologies before, Elias

Sunday.

packed her suitcase with just

international academic conference—a trip that would take three days, maybe five or six

and Alexander caught a Monday morning flight to

more than ten hours before they finally arrived at the

so this was

flight left

collapsed straight into bed, sleeping

she woke,

was scheduled for the next day, so tonight's agenda was

asking if he wanted to grab a

already noticed a charming French bistro in the lobby when she checked

Elodie headed downstairs.

order, she chose a table outside on the

since she'd felt so relaxed. She snapped a picture of

location, and posted it to her

in when she spotted two people emerging from

who was still on his phone. She pointed

finished his call and looked up, he saw Elodie sitting beneath

surprised-it was as if he'd expected

duck confit here is great. I come whenever I have