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.

He hadn't known the specifics, only bits and pieces,

didn't he know

lazy glance, smirking. "Mr. Whitaker, you're pretty

Naylor just scowled.

that you're so used to being flattered, you can't accept that 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

but Elodie had no

made Sylvie's

you being a little dramatic?" Sylvie's

I'm showing off, feel free to ignore me. It's your

a tightness in her chest, as if a handful

to ignore people, but if pushed, she'd always have a line

of reading people and situations, and expressing herself with surgical precision. It was also, in its own way, a healthy outlet for

stared at Elodie's cool, unruffled face for a long moment, utterly speechless. He realized that, compared to

a deep breath

not to waste

to Harper, who was seated at the head of the table. "Sorry for taking up everyone's time. Whether this works or not will be determined