How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 441

Watts must have given up.

He turned to leave for the restaurant, but just then, he spotted Sylvie stepping out of a car nearby.

She'd clearly seen him already-her face unreadable, her gaze gliding right over Elodie before she headed straight inside.

As Sylvie climbed the stairs, she frowned for a moment.

Watts had just gotten out of Elodie's car.

When did those two get so close?

It made Sylvie take a second look at Elodie. Meeting with Watts privately-her intentions couldn't be clearer.

In some ways, Elodie really did have a knack for these things.

Still, Watts wasn't the sort of man to be easily swayed.

Sylvie walked over to a table where Selma was already seated. Selma was finally out of the hospital and feeling well enough to come out for dinner.

As soon as Sylvie sat down, Selma asked, “Jarrod's birthday is coming up-any plans for how you'll celebrate? Elodie isn't going to pull any tricks to get Jarrod out of the way, is she?"

"She won't," Sylvie replied coolly. "She doesn't have that kind of influence over Jarrod."

Selma grinned. "True. It's your first birthday together. Why not throw him a party? Invite more friends, make it feel special."

a half-smile. “I'll talk to him

proofreading her thesis, then

that, she headed to Nexus Analytics to handle some outstanding equity paperwork

she ran into Jarrod, who'd come by

squeezed together in the elevator-a tense, awkward

stared straight ahead, refusing to meet his

Jason piped

him a curt

in the elevator was

former boss and his current one, he was the classic middleman stuck in the

Suddenly remembered, "Tomorrow's your birthday, right, Mr.

seemed like the right thing

nothing, clearly

her phone.

was making it clear she

eyes lingering on Elodie's back with a slow,

some quick instructions for upcoming projects and strode off without

"No need

thought. Despite everything, he still

The next day.

her medication,

uncle was home, still recovering,

spent the day with them. In the afternoon, her grandmother called and invited her out to dinner at the Royal Opulence Hotel-an informal birthday gathering for Jarrod. Elodie declined, saying she had urgent work