How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 486

The incident at Verdant University made a small splash.

Posts about Elodie, the academic prodigy, were all over the campus forum, and she'd suddenly become a legend in the eyes of many students.

When Lucinda Howard caught wind of it, she was genuinely surprised.

After taking the time to piece together the whole story, she found herself even more astonished.

No matter how she tried to look at it, the entire situation was almost unbelievable.

Today, Elodie was absolutely dominating the academic scene-no one even came close.

"Mom? Where's my brother?" Octavia rushed in, her face anxious.

"He's in the study, I think," Lucinda replied, remembering that the housekeeper had mentioned Jarrod was back to collect his seal-he should still be in there.

She hesitated, then decided to head over herself.

But Octavia was quicker, darting down the hall with barely a pause.

The study was Jarrod's private sanctuary-no one else usually ventured inside.

book when the door

on the

her a cool, unimpressed glance. "Ever

voice

just heard from my

She was honestly stunned.

at Verdant University. She'd even heard

It was utterly inconceivable.

who kept the household running smoothly. Besides her pretty face and impressive cooking, Octavia had

just reached the doorway and caught the

looked toward

gathered

even more incredulous. "How is that possible? Elodie never even seemed interested

was practically short-circuiting. She couldn't begin

on... had just completely eclipsed

"Whether she told you or not- maybe that has something to do with whether you ever actually respected

youthful confidence instantly deflated. Lucinda

Her tone was grave.

and strode toward the door, his voice calm and detached.