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.

ignore

the afternoon, Candida walked

someone's here

up. "Who

seemed a bit stunned herself, but managed to swallow and say, "Ms. Lucinda.

of surprise passed through Elodie's

her expression composed. She turned to Candida and said,

look at Elodie's work environment. Lately,

of it, without

quite match up with the person Lucinda

sat across from her, calm

her.

before,

now—a quiet confidence in her eyes, a self-assured presence that

was who

first time, Lucinda was really

to be doing quite well,” Lucinda remarked,

the sketches and notes scattered on