How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 519

Chapter 519

Maurice shrugged, tilting his chin in the direction he wanted Grady to look. "Her husband hasn't said a word yet. Maybe you should hold your horses."

Grady froze, caught off guard.

He glanced instinctively over at Jarrod.

Color drained from his face, then returned in uneven waves of red and white. But he couldn't muster a retort.

Sylvie, meanwhile, still believed Elodie had shown up today just to play hard to get. After all, the past was the past-was it really worth nitpicking over old grudges?

In her mind, it was all about the deal not being sweet enough.

Hard to say, though.

Maybe Elodie's real goal was to get her out of Jarrod's orbit.

Sylvie frowned slightly, an ironic gleam in her eyes as she fixed her gaze on Elodie. "Ms. Thorne, don't be so quick to draw lines in the sand. If your offer isn't strong enough, add to it. If you're willing to negotiate, I can put a major secret on the table—something that involves the fast-track selection of national research talent. There's an opportunity to participate in top-tier government projects. I'd imagine you'd be very interested in a chance like that."

She figured an opportunity like this—if Charlie Sterling had offered it to Elodie— would seem unfair.

But Elodie probably hadn't even heard about it yet.

If she could bring it up before Charlie did and use it as leverage, it would be a smart move.

It was only then that Elodie looked directly at Sylvie.

been explicit, Elodie instantly understood

almost without thinking, toward Jarrod, who was standing not

calm

that moment,

program-the selection

And Jarrod's sources...

were almost too

it would

with

nothing damning

was using this as a bargaining

said nothing, and Sylvie watched her closely, already certain she'd struck a

ambitious-publishing papers, taking over

She couldn't possibly

Sylvie herself had only learned about it

selection process. Born in the country, she qualified, but Jarrod had pulled a few strings to

UM

investment had taken

national, making things

out for her interests, and this time,

done behind the

could win this competition, she'd earn a coveted spot on the research team's shortlist. As long

the recent

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