How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 533

He had never guarded himself against her-not even a little.

And now, after everything she'd been through.

Maurice was still confiding in her with total trust, and Jarrod was willing to give her

his passcode so she could reach him in an emergency.

Nothing had changed-not in the slightest.

Sylvie stopped glancing back at the courtyard and turned to leave.

When Elodie received the email confirming her application had been accepted, she was in the middle of reviewing other Nexus Analytics investment projects.

She'd decided to leave no stone unturned-every detail, inside and out, would be thoroughly checked.

The email instructed her to arrive at a specific venue at a set time for the first and second rounds of testing. The location was highly secure; the first round would cut the group down to one hundred, the second to thirty, and in the end, only three would remain.

The standards were brutal.

It was nothing short of hellish.

week of intense preparation and

and second rounds—a highly specialized assessment covering communications algorithms, aerodynamics, aircraft design, and more. Participants were divided into groups,

round, only then, would

government-owned. Security

to go through

anyone else to drop her

while, and she preferred to make her own way home when it was

got out at the designated

spotted a Bentley parked by the

car. She seemed to be in high spirits, showing no sign of nerves. Jarrod followed, and said something to her that made Sylvie

Sylvie turned, she caught sight of Elodie

Sylvie's expression cooled. After the incident with

together. Though she had Jarrod's support, Elodie wasn't lacking connections either-Mr. Sterling, for instance, could easily smooth things

Elodie's position wasn't guaranteed.

looked away, raising her eyes to Jarrod As she turned, her heet twisted on uneven pavement and she stumbled, instinctively grabbing Jarrod's sleeve. Her back bumped into his

his gaze to

a sheepish apology. "Sorry,

expression remained calm. "It's fine. Let's go