How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 673

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?

blurted it out in front of him. It

Ivan coming out of

didn't want Elodie's reputation to suffer. What if Jarrod started questioning Elodie, or worse, suspected something between her

decided to make a scene...how was

darkened as

forward and, without

saw every detail of that

She glanced up, searching his still

be looked after,"

today, then I

away nothing-no trace of the doubt or drama

this at all, and for a moment

lips together in

hadn't expected Jarrod

she'd

There was

conscience was clear. If others wanted to doubt her,

nothing she could say to change

the baby, or about being with

Esmeralda looked at Jarrod with surprise. For the first time, she thought he was acting like

cold and tense, his eyes

mind was reeling. Elodie was

always.

hands curled into fists, her

the

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