How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 604

Jarrod fell silent for a moment.

He drummed his slender fingers lightly on the steering wheel before turning to glance at her profile. Watching her, he tried to catch a flicker of emotion as she spoke, but her expression gave nothing away.

He finally asked, "So, do you actually resent me, or are you just teasing?"

Elodie couldn't quite see the point of his question.

Leaning against the car window, her tone as steady as ever, she replied, "Just stating the facts."

Just the facts, huh.

Jarrod hesitated, then only responded as he made a turn. "You're telling me stating facts is always emotionless?"

"Anyone on the outside would talk about it with contempt," Elodie said, her voice cool and clear. "Which do you think I am?"

Well then.

The air seemed to splinter all over again.

After a while, Jarrod stared out at the road ahead, barely letting out a quiet breath that sounded almost like a laugh. Or maybe not.

"Sharp tongue. Never lets herself get the short end of the stick. I like that," he remarked, as if he'd found something worth praising.

and simply turned

didn't think she'd

his own business; if he felt

a few

drove on in silence until they finally

glowed with

shadows moving inside-someone tending to

did she realize people were

got out and walked around to open her door for her, offering a brief explanation. “Grandma brought some people

respond. After all, this was his place-how he arranged things was

woman's face was tight with worry, but she still reached out to take Elodie's hand gently, reassuring her, "Don't pay attention to the nonsense online. People these days say anything to vent their anger. Jarrod will make sure the worst of it's

squeeze. "I know. I don't have the energy to care about what irrelevant

time

people's opinions held no weight for her-except for how they affected her reputation or career,

happened back then were unpleasant, and she didn't want old wounds

of the Silverstein Group's official

been over the

see her grandson and granddaughter-in-law showing affection

after so many years of marriage, the two of them

for each

Her mood lightened.

Jarrod seemed perfectly at ease with one another-no awkwardness from old scandals she chose not to bring.it up again. Instead, she pulled Elodie closer and said, "I heard about that Sylvie