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 down-a gesture meant

Elodie, his eyes shadowed and intent. "Ms. Thorne, as per the bylaws, we have to consider the shareholding proportions. I hold shares on behalf of Nexus Analytics, but combined, she and Miss Selma's

Jarrod finished speaking, Sylvie's face drained

turned to Jarrod. "In that case, Mr. Silverstein,

shiver of dread swept over

looked at her, his expression

about selling those shares; she'd hoped she could buy them back later and

which was why he thought he could challenge Elodie on her

knowledge gnawed at her-she was

But...

bracing herself against

"Please handle the transfer

coldly. "That includes your mother's shares. The company will be initiating a compulsory

you have no further connection

The words struck home.

if all her

a chaotic blur She tried to piece together an

repair. ond

of saving her from Elodie's defamation lawsuit. Elodie had. seized the opportunity and taken Nexus Analytics for herself. Now, Jarrod

underneath it all, there was something else—something she