How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 526

Chapter 526

Sylvie's pupils contracted sharply.

She remembered something she'd once said to Elodie at a celebration party—a

line that now came back to slap her in the face, hard.

She felt as if invisible hands were squeezing her throat, making it nearly

impossible to breathe.

Instinctively, she reached out for something, anything, to steady herself. Her eyes landed on Jarrod.

But Jarrod's gaze was already fixed on Elodie.

He stood, pushing his chair back. "Since Ms. Thorne has made her decision, and Sylvie is at fault, there's really nothing more to say. Let's end it here."

His words hit Sylvie like a punch to the chest.

She wanted to protest, but she couldn't.

Elodie had achieved exactly what she wanted.

There was no point wasting any more energy on this. The proxy agreement with Jarrod had been unexpected, but now that she had this knife, why not use it?

so many years of leeching off her mother's work, was it

ever get

done today was by the

she could

herself. Nobody forced

headed for the door. Maurice

unyielding. Still, he couldn't help glancing at

Elodie's retreating back. Years of carefully cultivated pride crumbled

ashen, her steps urgent, heels

by the wrist, yanking her back with a

hand shot up, ready

been standing by Elodie's side, reacted instantly. His expression darkened as he intercepted Sylvie's arm, shoving her away with a steely glare. "You think you have the right to lay a hand on

handle the consequences, you shouldn't have done

blame? You're

of Alexander's shove nearly knocked Sylvie

one could expect rationality

karma will bite back?" Sylvie's

and her mother-Elodie had crushed them,

composure and

exactly the payback you and your mother deserve?” Elodie's

Sylvie went paper pale.

glance. She walked out,

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