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.

less understood Elodie's

meeting ended, Elodie thanked

to Elias to draw

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

but think that if she hadn't handled things so graciously with TerraCore Technologies before, Elias might

Sunday.

packed her suitcase with

heading out with Alexander to attend an international academic conference—a

things at VistaLink Technologies, Elodie and Alexander caught a Monday morning

than ten hours before they finally arrived

didn't travel abroad often, so this was something new for

flight

she skipped dinner and collapsed straight into bed, sleeping for several hours before she

she woke,

next day, so tonight's

asking

already noticed a charming French bistro in the lobby when she checked in. Alexander replied, telling her to go

Elodie headed downstairs.

she chose a table outside on

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

and posted it

in when she spotted two

glancing back at the man behind her, who was still on his phone. She

looked up, he saw Elodie sitting beneath the

surprised-it was as if

before turning to Jarrod "The duck confit here is great. I come