How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 569

As soon as they left, Patricia paused by her car, glancing in Elodie's direction.

Watts stepped outside and caught sight of Patricia, deep in thought.

He strolled over. "No one saw that coming about her. Now that it's out in the open, she's bound to get attention from the higher-ups. Things just got way too serious for petty games."

Watts headed for his own car, tossing out a lazy warning before he left. "Don't kid yourself. You really think Jarrod hasn't figured out what you did that day?"

Only then did Patricia actually look at him.

A faint smile curled on her lips, but it didn't reach her eyes.

Sylvie had never imagined she'd one day be summoned to a federal investigation agency.

Endless rounds of questioning.

Cold sweat soaked the collar of her blouse.

The whole ordeal dragged on for nearly two hours.

Because it involved classified information, the process was even more strict than usual.

everything, which only

out of the building, dusk had

Jarrod during the entire process. Not even a text. He hadn't come to pick her up,

deserted street corner, Sylvie's already pale face looked even more drawn. She pressed her lips together, trying

would be

heart sank like a

government car dropped

already waiting by the

rumors were already

moment Sylvie walked through the door, she collapsed onto the couch,

rookie-she only started

Elodie... linked to U.N2?

not long ago, was

fix this, I'll be charged with leaking state secrets-a felony. And if it's deemed a threat to national

Be completely finished.

be lining up to condemn her. Forget her career- she'd never work in this field

unflappable, was rattled. She sank onto

tell you he didn't write that report? This is too much of a

was a mess. She just couldn't make sense

developer behind U.N2? Even now, it was impossible to believe, let

knew all too well