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?

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

wicked ever get

everything she'd done today was by the

could

brought this on herself.

and headed for the door.

Still, he couldn't help glancing

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

her steps urgent, heels clicking as

her back with a force born of

hand shot up, ready to strike Elodie across the

he intercepted Sylvie's arm, shoving

the consequences, you shouldn't have

to blame?

force of Alexander's shove nearly knocked

one could expect rationality

karma will bite back?" Sylvie's fists

had crushed them, piece by piece, with her own

looked at Sylvie's unraveling composure and could

this outcome exactly the payback you and your mother deserve?” Elodie's voice was icy. "Congratulations to you both. You've ended up with

Sylvie went paper pale.

She walked out,

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