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.

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Elodie had received a call from Freya.

politely turned

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

Clear boundaries were best.

she headed to the 719th Air Force Base for a conference. The core members of her department ended up

dorms available

on empty, so she decided

hadn't wanted to risk running into Jarrod

The next morning.

base to get Klein's

be heading that way, so they arranged for her to hitch a

climbed into the car that she realized

wrong idea, though I'm not chauffeuring you on purpose. I've

put it that way, there wasn't much she could say. Turning him down now would just come off

nodded and got

to Sector Three,"

replied, already switching the music to something soothing. "Heard you guys had a big meeting yesterday? If you're tired, don't mind me. Close your eyes and rest if you

just the right balance-considerate, but never

he had a

see someone his age

but I'm not

technical stuff I've been dying to ask you about. My curiosity gets the better of me, you know? With my idofright here, it's taking all I've

that dissolved any tension in the

distance between them.

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