How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 577

The man's features were cool and understated. Sensing her gaze, he lifted his eyes to meet hers. "Would you like some soup?" he asked quietly.

This little display of "public affection" left Elodie's expression unchanged. She simply replied, "No, thank you."

Her eyes drifted out the window, uninterested.

It seemed as though no one at the table gave Sylvie's arrival much thought.

Elodie couldn't read anything from Jarrod's face, either.

After the meal, they didn't linger.

The elderly woman didn't notice anything unusual between Elodie and Jarrod; she fussed over them with a string of reminders before they finally made their way to

the car.

When Octavia stepped outside, she instinctively glanced toward the front door. In the end, she simply frowned and hurried into the car, determined to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Jarrod stepped aside to take a business call.

Only Lucinda paused.

She turned to Elodie. "The past is the past, but I still want to offer you some advice. Since you've chosen to marry Jarrod, whatever your background, you are his wife. You never spoke up about the past, so I hope you won't hold it against us now."

She wondered if Elodie might be resentful.

her status elevated-decided on a whim to make a scene or even divorce Jarrod, how would the outside

since the scandal with

perspective, Elodie was now emboldened-fully

tone softened a little. "Of course, I know you won't do that. After all, you were the one who pulled strings to make this

Jarrod so deeply she lost herself. Lucinda was certain of that. Even now, with Elodie's newfound confidence, she doubted the woman could

Nor

expected Lucinda

she saw

bothered with this conversation unless she cared, or perhaps even felt threatened. In

situation is partly your own doing. You gave her the

looked at her calmly. "So in your eyes, when someone comes between a

wait for Lucinda's reply. "Let's hope you never make

icy poise slipped for just a

Elodie to answer

no intention of continuing

to change back into her own

out, the

wasn't planning to

she made her way to the door without a second

the side hallway, his sharp gaze lingering on her face for a

didn't even turn around.

ignored her

he strode over and "It's chilly