How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 673

Elodie quickly grasped the situation.

Something was obviously off.

Getting caught coming out of the same room together-there was no way that wouldn't look suspicious.

Patricia swept toward them, narrowing her eyes at Ivan. "Mr. Harcourt, was there really anything you couldn't discuss outside? What exactly were you doing bringing Elodie into your room? It's not a good look, and we should all be concerned about Elodie's reputation."

Esmeralda, having recovered from her surprise, raised a brow in return. "Honestly, who would read anything into a brother and sister spending time together? Miss Aldridge, aren't you being a little melodramatic?"

Patricia just smiled, undisturbed. "Forgive me, I'm only looking out for Elodie. That's all. I happened to hear from Mrs. Jett that Elodie's expecting.

Congratulations, by the way."

Ivan's easygoing expression snapped into something rigid.

Elodie's face finally changed too.

Queenie?

She stared at Patricia, shocked that Patricia knew, and even more stunned that she'd drop the news-right in front of Jarrod.

Esmeralda's emotions flickered across her face, openly frustrated.

A bombshell like that, dropped out of nowhere.

Wouldn't today spiral into a mess of misunderstandings?

outsider, had just blurted it out in front of him. It made everything look ten

with Elodie and Ivan coming out

matter much to Esmeralda, she still didn't want Elodie's reputation to suffer. What if Jarrod started questioning Elodie,

make a scene...how

as she imagined the

Jarrod just looked at Elodie, calm as ever. He stepped forward and, without

detail of

heart skipped. She glanced up, searching

be looked after," Jarrod said quietly. "If

help her today, then I appreciate it." His voice was cool

giving away nothing-no trace of

at all, and for a moment her

lips

too, hadn't expected Jarrod

that she'd planned

was

conscience was clear. If others wanted to doubt

nothing she could say to change

hadn't questioned her about the baby, or about being with

thought he

and tense, his eyes glued to

mind was reeling. Elodie was

always. "Once you're finished here, shall

her expression cooling as her

the