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.

raised his hand slowly, motioning for her

Thorne, as per the bylaws, we have to consider the shareholding proportions. I hold shares on behalf of Nexus Analytics, but combined, she and

moment Jarrod finished speaking, Sylvie's face drained of all

to Jarrod. "In that case, Mr. Silverstein, perhaps you should ask Ms. Fielding just how many

of dread

eight percent-not enough left to compete, not by a long shot. Jarrod finally looked at her, his expression expectant, waiting for an answer. Sylvie opened

hadn't told Jarrod about selling those shares; she'd hoped she

idea, which was why he thought he could challenge Elodie

knowledge gnawed at her-she

But...

stood, finally looking at Sylvie, who was now bracing herself against

"Please handle the transfer

said coldly. "That includes your mother's shares. The company will be

day forward, you have no further

The words struck home.

as if all

to this extent. The shock left her reeling, her mind a chaotic blur She tried to piece together an

repair. ond

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

it all, there was something