How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 621

Elodie Thorne didn't quite follow his reasoning, but she pressed her lips together and said, "Sorry, that's not the same thing. Besides, that's not even my place anymore."

After all these months living apart, why would he want her to come back now?

Her attitude was exactly what Jarrod Silverstein expected. He remained calm. "Alright, I'll come to your place, then."

Elodie shot him a cool look, as if to ask, What's wrong with you?

Jarrod lowered his gaze, absently twisting the wedding band on his finger. "My grandmother stopped by yesterday. She noticed there's no sign you've been living there anymore, and I didn't know how to explain it to her."

The gesture drew Elodie's attention to his ring. Apparently, Jarrod hadn't taken it off.

But that wasn't the point. She met his eyes steadily, her expression unyielding. "Mr. Silverstein, I'm here to discuss business. Whether it's your place or mine, my answer is still no."

She could be remarkably firm when she wanted to be.

Jarrod knew that about her all too well.

He didn't push-he'd never been one to force her. "Suit yourself."

"And the documents?"

"I'll handle the negotiations."

Surprisingly... straightforward.

Elodie almost found it unsettling; she'd braced herself for Jarrod to haggle or make things difficult.

"That's it?" A little thrill sparked inside her.

faint smile. "Or would you prefer we start

up without

more of your time." She didn't linger. Having gotten an

wasn't the slightest hint

Jarrod noticed, of course.

moment, then looked down at the wedding ring

Elodie was certain Jarrod would handle the meeting himself, she decided to

her how quietly he'd

was glad-anything that could

projects would move

actually felt like cooking tonight. On

picked up some

she got upstairs,

eemed to have (DOVEŠTV-

hall. There were new

in

a couple

were only two units per floor, and in all the time she'd lived here, the place across the

over once, then keyed in her

she walked

call from an academic fellow, letting her

her background check would

start work early, an exception to the usual

Charlie Sterling added, "Jarrod's quite an interesting

heard about the

days, Jarrod was the