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?

Sylvie, mother and daughter-after so many years of leeching off her mother's work, was it any wonder things ended this

should the wicked ever get a

she'd done today was by the

could

herself. Nobody forced

that, Elodie turned and headed for the door.

the first time he'd seen Elodie so cold and unyielding. Still, he couldn't help glancing at Jarrod, trying

Elodie's retreating back. Years of carefully cultivated pride crumbled in an instant, replaced by

steps urgent, heels clicking as she strode

seized Elodie by the wrist, yanking her back with a force born of

up, ready to strike Elodie across

Sylvie's arm, shoving her away with a steely glare. "You think you

handle the consequences, you shouldn't

to blame? You're pathetic,

of Alexander's shove nearly knocked Sylvie

beyond reason now; no one could expect rationality in a

karma will bite back?"

had crushed them, piece by

looked at Sylvie's unraveling composure and could only

the payback you and your mother deserve?” Elodie's voice was icy. "Congratulations to you

Sylvie went paper pale.

spare her another glance. She walked out, leaving the

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