How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 669

She didn't feel certain, not really.

If Elodie was planning to end the pregnancy but hadn't told Mr. Silverstein, then something was definitely off.

Patricia couldn't risk giving Elodie another chance to sway Ivan's heart.

She needed a foolproof plan-one that left nothing to chance.

But then, just a single sentence changed everything.

Patricia's head snapped up. For a moment, she couldn't hide the shock on her face.

Elodie... was pregnant with Jarrod's child?!

They'd been married for years and never had any children; sometimes Patricia had even forgotten about it entirely. Now, having it thrown in her face, alarms started screaming in her mind.

Queenie and Reba didn't notice Patricia's fleeting reaction.

Reba, in fact, felt a weight lift from her shoulders. More often than not, her thoughts aligned with Queenie's.

She was about to ask something, but Patricia had already risen to her feet, her expression cool and distant. "Something just came to mind-I won't intrude any longer today."

Reba blinked in surprise. She'd been hoping to win Patricia over; having someone like her in her corner would be a huge advantage.

"That's a shame. Let me walk you out, then. Next time, perhaps."

Patricia didn't bother with pleasantries. Still radiating that unapproachable aura, she turned and left, her heels clicking briskly down the hall.

Coming to the Harcourt family home today could be considered a favor on her part. She never expected to walk away with such explosive news.

It was late by the time Elodie left the hospital.

the appointment with her

No more dragging this out, no more letting sentiment sway her. The

own life for this child. She had no

she handled it, the better for everyone involved. No one else's

her apartment complex, dusk was settling

the elevator, she

wasn't home. Not yet,

"honest conversation" that afternoon had been anything

to steel yourself before facing

went straight inside her

long, her phone

Esmeralda's voice came through,

businesslike:

event tomorrow-big names from

Technologies got an invite, and Alex wants me to bring you along. With your new status, you'd

confused. "I hadn't heard

like this came days

"I have no idea. But don't worry I'll be your bodyguard

the one to intercept drinks and keep Elodie out of

fragile as porcelain now; she wasn't

it. "Alright.

a while finishing up

as soon as

hovering around constantly these days, never quite

so gravely ill-on

simply said, "Let me know when

and Elodie left together

they stepped out, Elodie glanced across the