How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 603

Impossible to find fault.

Elodie's cool, reserved face showed a flicker of hesitation, but in the end, she handed it over.

If Mr. Silverstein himself wanted to play chauffeur, she wasn't about to argue.

She intended to slip into the backseat, but Jarrod had already swung open the passenger door and tilted his head toward her. "I'm not familiar with your car. Better sit up front and make sure I don't press the wrong buttons."

Elodie frowned, arching a delicate brow. "You think you might drive us into a ditch?"

He leaned lazily against the car, entirely unhurried. "You never know. If I make a scene tonight and we end up in a ditch, maybe we'll land on the front page together—our first photo as a pair."

She decided not to dignify that with a response.

He was just trying to get a rise out of her.

Without another word, she slipped into the passenger seat.

Jarrod swung the car around and headed off, taking the familiar streets he'd traveled countless times before.

After a while, Elodie broke the silence. “I appreciate what you did to clear things up for me. Honestly, you took the fall for me from the start, and I owe you for that. But I have to ask-wasn't it a bit... much, throwing around millions like that?"

Group had

enough to quiet most of the

to spend so much more on top of

at her, unhurried and at ease behind the wheel, his mood seemingly unruffled. "Hmm? And why do you think it was

have let me know in advance; at least then it wouldn't feel like such a heavy burden you're

they were no longer together, there was no

he nodded. "So

met his gaze, unflinching. "Given what we are now, how could I accept it and feel at

she continued, "have you thought about the future? After all, we're

confirms

public that we re

a couple. Are we supposed to keep pretending

question behind everything that had happened

Silverstein, I know

you're not going to stay

happens when you

again? What will'

the obvious problem-one that

Jarrod should

statement declaring the online rumors false, and announced he'd pursue legal action if necessary That would have stamped out most of the noise, and the rest would fade

the heart of the matter was