How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 567

From a short distance, she couldn't quite make out his expression, but it felt like he'd been watching her for a long while. The tension around him had faded; he seemed almost relaxed.

Between them, not a word was spoken.

Watts glanced at Elodie, then shifted his gaze to Jarrod.

Jarrod didn't linger.

He walked toward the exit, the lobby busy with people coming and going, waiting for their cars.

Patricia stepped out too, pausing to look at his indifferent profile. "Elodie isn't who she used to be," she remarked, her tone cool. "Who could possibly outshine her now? With how much attention she's getting tonight, her reputation and status are set in stone. Who could even hope to stand in her way?"

Even if someone resented Elodie, nothing they tried would make a difference now.

Jarrod lowered his eyes, absently tracing his thumb along the edge of a metal lighter. "Probably not," he replied.

Patricia's lips curled, though there was no warmth in her smile. "Mr. Silverstein, I really can't figure you out. Between Sylvie and Elodie, who do you actually love?"

If things hadn't unfolded as they did today, she would have still thought Sylvie was the woman he cared for most.

But now... something felt off.

the country, Jarrod had shown no particular tenderness toward his wife. His every action seemed to

would have thought

the charges stuck, her reputation was destroyed-and Patricia knew she herself had played a part in that, ever since the art show, and with

fame and

completely transformed, no longer the obscure researcher she

was.

stand in the way

Silverstein Group, making the event even grander

but wonder-did

position as the main sponsor to

at her, clearly

with a small, knowing smile. "Mr. Silverstein, are you just

his

was careless as he replied, "Miss Aldridge, you're overthinking

nothing more to add, he turned and got into

narrowed her eyes, watching

in Sylvie's affairs, if she hadn't kept such a close eye

connections, her path would inevitably cross with the

today's event

would have remained