How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 609

"Then you could have just told me up front that we needed to focus on my health first, instead of going behind my back and pulling these tricks. You gave me hope, then shattered it yourself. Jarrod, the truth is, you simply didn't want a child-no need to dress it up as something noble."

That was what Elodie found most infuriating-utterly incomprehensible!

A flicker crossed Jarrod's eyes, but this time, he didn't bother to explain. He just looked at her, silent and unmoving.

Maybe neither of them was in a good place emotionally. The tension hung between them, a thick, uneasy pause.

It was all in the past now. Still, this issue remained a splinter in Elodie's heart.

If, at the time, she'd fought to have a baby-if she'd insisted-maybe she would never have had to endure the pain of losing her uterus after falling ill, never have known the agony of being told she could never have children.

But then, thinking back with hindsight, if she really had gotten pregnant, what would have happened with her and Jarrod? Would they have been able to go their separate ways so cleanly?

The thought drained the last of her strength. She felt utterly spent, body and soul.

What was the point in dwelling on it? Was there even anything left to hold onto now?

her expression fading, the sharpness softening. Jarrod reached for her wrist, ignoring her instinctive attempt to pull away, and gently tugged her down onto the couch. Squatting in front of her, he looked up and said,

colder still, eyes

the nerve to call her good-tempered. What a

him. He spoke as casually as if they were discussing the weather: "If we'd had a child back then, what kind of life do you think you would've

hypothetical, one

consider such things

because all she'd ever wanted was a real home, a whole family. For that

like a stranger to who she'd been. So when Jarrod asked her, she could

a requirement for your life. You can decide what you want, whenever you're ready-it's

what

what, she could always fall in love again,

But... everything had changed.

body was a ticking time bomb. Even though Dr. Warwick had told her she could keep her uterus, the truth was after everything she'd been through, having a baby would only become

was life. There was never a perfect choice. You couldn't have it

knew Jarrod still hadn't given her the whole truth behind his actions, but

faded, leaving only a cold acceptance.