Chapter 639

Jarrod was far more personable now than he'd ever been before.

She found herself wondering-who had changed him?

She'd thought she was the one playing hardball, but in the end, Jarrod had turned the tables.

Did he really not realize just how outrageous his words sounded? She knew his type all too well: Jarrod would never let himself be taken advantage of, not even a little. Even if turning the tables was a struggle, he'd do it anyway.

Patricia watched his retreating back.

She drained her wine in one go, then let a wry smile tug at her lips.

Jarrod... he really did treasure Elodie.

Even if it meant they both got hurt in the end.

He'd never let himself be tied down, not even for a moment.

Patricia almost envied Elodie for that.

But so what? She had plenty of time to play.

-

Elodie had received a call from Freya.

turned

someone Elodie genuinely liked, but as for Joseph Delacroix, she had no intention of keeping

Clear boundaries were best.

really did have work to do-straight after lunch, she headed to the 719th Air Force Base for a conference. The core members of her department ended up in meetings until

were temporary dorms available on

body was running on empty, so she decided

hadn't wanted to

The next morning.

to visit another large base

be heading that way, so they arranged for

car that she realized Watts

up from his phone, grinning at her. "I'll give you a lift. Don't get the wrong idea, though I'm not chauffeuring you on purpose.

wasn't much she could say. Turning him down now would

and got

Sector Three," she

Buckle up," Watts replied, already switching the music to something soothing. "Heard you guys had a big meeting yesterday? If

right balance-considerate,

he had a

was rare to see someone his age

I'm

I actually have a ton of technical stuff I've been dying to ask you about. My curiosity gets the better of me, you know? With my idofright

had a way of joking that dissolved any tension in the car,

distance between them.

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