How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 525

Her gaze had turned to ice.

She'd worked so hard since coming back to the country-built up a company of this scale, everything had finally been moving in the right direction. And now... it had all shattered.

The words hung in the air.

Even Alexander couldn't help but frown. It seemed to him that Sylvie was desperately trying to pin her own failures on someone else. If she hadn't made those mistakes, would they even be in this situation?

Elodie looked over at her, suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of futility, as if there was an unbridgeable gap between them. She let out a short, humorless laugh, her voice calm but razor-sharp. "Sylvie, honestly, I just find you... kind of pathetic."

She didn't even have the energy to argue anymore.

There was no point-no clarity, no way to win.

When you're blind to the truth, there's nothing left to say.

Sylvie, for her part, was unraveling, panic creeping in. This was her worst nightmare come to life. She shot a desperate look at Jarrod, seated across the

room.

Jarrod met her eyes.

motioning for her to sit

we have to consider the shareholding proportions. I hold shares on behalf of Nexus Analytics, but combined, she and Miss Selma's stake isn't

Sylvie's face drained of

a mocking smile as she turned to Jarrod. "In that case, Mr. Silverstein, perhaps you

shiver of dread swept over

not by a long shot. Jarrod finally looked at her, his expression expectant, waiting for an answer. Sylvie opened her

those shares; she'd hoped she could buy them back

was why he thought

gnawed at

But...

Sylvie, who was now bracing herself against the table, staring blankly at

"Please handle the transfer

possible, Elodie said coldly. "That includes your mother's shares. The company

day forward, you have no further connection to

The words struck home.

her chair, as if all her strength

The shock left her reeling, her mind a chaotic blur She tried to piece together an argument, but nothing came-Ker thoughts

repair. ond

her from Elodie's defamation lawsuit. Elodie had. seized the opportunity and taken Nexus Analytics for herself. Now, Jarrod didn't know she'd diverted company dividends, let alone that she'd sold off shares, leaving

all, there was