How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 436

"Are you okay?"

Jarrod's brow furrowed as he glanced at Elodie's back, then slowly lowered his gaze to meet her eyes.

His strong arm was wrapped around her waist, firm yet not overbearing. The warmth of his body seemed to seep right through the fabric, sinking deep beneath her skin. The scent of his cologne enveloped her completely, almost suffocating in its intensity. For a moment, Elodie felt as though she'd been thrown right back into those three years she'd tried so hard to forget.

Around them, the air buzzed with cheers and laughter.

Someone even called out, "Kiss her! Get married!"

Elodie's lips pressed into a thin line.

In that instant, she steadied herself, planting her palm against Jarrod's chest and pushing him away with more force than she intended.

The space between them snapped open.

Her expression remained perfectly composed; even though irritation simmered beneath the surface, she wouldn't let it show-not at Steene's beautiful wedding.

She clutched the bouquet in one hand, the phone in the other. Glancing at Jarrod with cool indifference, Elodie tossed the bouquet neatly into his arms. "If Mr. Silverstein needs it so badly, he can have it."

She didn't bother to look at the expression on Jarrod's face.

Raising the phone back to her ear, she turned on her heel and walked away from the open lawn to continue her call with Galen.

for her.

conversation lasted

the bouquet toss was long

the venue-chatting, sipping champagne, posing

reached her table, Alexander looked

ran into some issues with the test data

to remind them to take a

Alexander rose from their

way over, she spotted Jarrod

in his pocket, deep

Sylvie had just finished

Elodie approached, she saw Sylvie slip away from the bride's

tossed to

turning cold and distant as she walked off without

the least that the bouquet-this symbol of happiness passed from one to another-would end up with Sylvie. If Jarrod wanted to

took her turn posing with the

she turned, she noticed several members of the press snapping

was unique,

he was at the

His achievements in

but people were just