How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 573

"Got it," Elodie replied.

At this point, the truth was out-there was no way she could bluff her way past

Jarrod's grandmother.

She ended the call.

She didn't ask Jarrod to pick her up, either. There was no need to put on that awkward show, making things uncomfortable for everyone.

When work was finally done, Elodie glanced at the clock. Near seven, she drove out toward Moonlight Garden.

Rainy season had arrived.

Halfway there, the skies opened up. The world filled with the earthy, damp scent of wet soil.

When she arrived, she stepped out beneath her umbrella.

But at the door, she paused-she didn't know the new passcode.

Ever since Jarrod had bought back the house as their marital home, all the codes had been changed.

If she rang the bell, his grandmother might sense something was off.

Elodie frowned, considering her options.

Just then, footsteps sounded behind her. A crisp, cool scent of fir needles drifted

in the wet air. Before she could turn, someone caught her wrist and guided her index finger to the fingerprint scanner.

Beep, beep-

The door unlocked.

Elodie looked

her, his pale eyes steady and clear. "Come

all

first, umbrella in

brows knitting. She couldn't quite wrap her head around

fingerprint was still in the system? Had he just forgotten to delete

the thought go and

she remembered had all changed. Unfamiliar art and decorations filled the space. It bore no trace of the home she'd

house-a home that

feeling linger for just a

turned to look at her,

glanced at him, but said nothing, following him further

room, where Lucinda Howard was already

bustled in from the kitchen, Linsey following close

soon as she saw Elodie, the old woman hurried over to

on with you? Why didn't you ever mention Elodie's situation? You kept us in the

Jarrod had been

must have known-he'd just

felt like outsiders, knowing nothing about their

were special circumstances. Elodie was under

looked ready to

spoke up. "I'm sorry, Grandma. I had confidentiality requirements. I couldn't

the old woman wasn't truly

was just overwhelmed her remarkable granddaughter had kept so

now, suddenly, the whole truth was out. It

so highly valued in her field had lived among them all these years, quietly keeping her