How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 587

Chapter 587

Now even her lawyer had abandoned her, and that was the end of the line.

She would have to resort to less-than-legal means now.

Survival was the only thing that mattered.

Sylvie understood exactly what Selma meant. Taking a steadying breath, she whispered, “There's no way you can board a commercial flight. We'll have to figure out something else... You go first."

How had it come to this? Once, their family had stood tall; now, they were no better than pariahs, reviled by everyone.

Their reputation, status, wealth, future-every possible escape route was blocked. Selma clenched her fists, her eyes cold and shadowed with bitterness.

The next day.

Albin had arranged a private meeting with Jarrod at short notice.

By evening, Albin headed straight for The Silverstein Group's offices.

Andrea greeted him at reception.

Jarrod was just leaving the conference room and spotted Albin down the hall. With a faint, knowing smile, he called out, "Albin."

Albin nodded, taking a seat and sipping the tea Andrea brought. He chose his words carefully. "Selma's lawyer has already left Eldermere. On Ms. Thorne's side, there shouldn't be any further issues."

cool and detached. "Just handle things at your own

Albin might never have understood Jarrod's true

Albin met his gaze. "Ms. Thorne is probably starting to put the pieces together. She's level-headed-there's a chance

narrowed slightly as he removed his rimless glasses. "Let things take their course. As long as matters at hand are

understood what

-Play dumb.

sounded

unruffled, and leaned in to murmur to Jarrod, "Mr.

Jarrod's expression didn't change.

His phone buzzed softly.

glanced at

was a message

meet me? The address

before, Elodie had come down with a chill. Her immune system out of balance, she'd developed a

half a day off,

on the wing structure, it was almost eight in the

was painfully

the

her phone, slipped on her shoes, and

large supermarket just a five-minute walk from her apartment

blocks away if her treatment worked out, she was

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