How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 456

It was, in a way, a total social wipeout.

Esmeralda thought that sounded about right, and immediately felt a lot better. "True. I mean, it sat there for hours yesterday and I got chewed out enough times as it is."

Rumors had even started circulating with words like "academic seductress" attached to her name.

For someone like Sylvie, who had carefully maintained her image, this was the kind of blow that could drive a person up the wall. The shock of it all was enough to be downright torturous.

"Alright, let's get back to work. I still have changes to make to the technical proposal," Elodie said, not bothering with the gossip. Scandals among the upper crust happened every day, after all. It's just that few people were as flamboyant as Sylvie or managed to create such a massive misunderstanding. Now that the truth was out, it was all the more embarrassing.

Time was ticking, and Elodie had to start thinking about the next phase of the military's fighter jet research.

Her phone was blowing up with messages.

Every business partner she'd ever added was sending shocked texts, all wanting to confirm her identity.

Not a single person had guessed about her connection to Jarrod.

Gossip really was part of human nature.

decided to ignore it for

little after three in the afternoon, Candida walked in with some news.

here to see

looked up. "Who is

bit stunned herself, but managed to swallow and say, "Ms. Lucinda. She said...

of surprise passed through Elodie's

in, Elodie kept her expression composed. She turned

look at Elodie's work environment. Lately, there had been no shortage of talk

it, without

up with the person Lucinda

sat across from her, calm and unhurried. "What brings you

studied her. She

before, but there

her eyes, a self-assured presence that

who Elodie truly was all

Lucinda

to be doing quite well,” Lucinda remarked, glancing around the

and notes scattered on the