How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 465

Elodie's voice was always calm and gentle-so gentle, in fact, that listening to her felt almost soothing. Yet beneath that softness was an undeniable strength; her words slipped easily past people's defenses, cutting straight to the heart.

Even the most casual remark from her could land with surprising force.

Everyone knew Elodie was Mr. Sterling's protégé, but most of them had no clue about the details-certainly not her exam scores.

So when Elodie finally mentioned the numbers, the room seemed to freeze. Several people audibly sucked in a breath.

There were plenty of engineers present. Who among them didn't know how much those scores meant?

They stared at Elodie, their expressions shifting to awe and disbelief.

Even Sylvie's eyes flickered. Her hand, resting on her knee, unconsciously clenched into a fist. She hadn't expected Elodie to bring that up-certainly not here, not now.

And she couldn't argue back.

Was there any point in mentioning it? To Sylvie, it must have seemed like Elodie was showing off, plain and simple.

only bits and pieces, but now, hearing it spelled out, he was floored. "That's practically a

he know

lazy glance, smirking. "Mr. Whitaker,

Naylor just scowled.

others might have stronger qualifications? That it's unacceptable for anyone to disagree with your expertise? A bit of advice, Ms. Fielding: if your confidence so fragile that you can only stand to hear praise, you might as well hire a few people at a local bar. For the right price, they'll compliment

front of everyone, but Elodie had no qualms

and razor-sharp, made Sylvie's face harden with barely contained

being a little dramatic?" Sylvie's perfectly composed face lost

unfazed. "If you think I'm showing off, feel free to ignore

if a handful of sand had lodged itself there.

if pushed, she'd always have a line ready

expect from someone with three years' experience in public relations? She'd mastered the art of reading people and situations, and expressing herself with surgical precision. It was also, in its own

He realized that, compared to this, the time she'd chewed him

took a deep breath

not to waste

was seated at the head of the table. "Sorry for taking up everyone's