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?

she'd never tell Jarrod herself, but now-Patricia, an outsider, had just blurted it out in

with Elodie and Ivan coming out of

much to Esmeralda, she still didn't want Elodie's reputation to suffer. What if Jarrod started questioning Elodie, or worse, suspected something between her and Ivan-maybe even wondered if the child

to make a scene...how was Elodie supposed to handle

face darkened as she

forward and, without a word, slid his fingers between hers,

saw every detail of

glanced up, searching his still

and needs to be looked after,"

then I appreciate it." His voice

his eyes giving away nothing-no trace of the

and for

pressed her lips

Jarrod to react

she'd planned to

was nothing

conscience was clear. If others wanted to

she could say to change

about the baby, or about

Jarrod with surprise. For the first time, she thought he was acting like a real man, not

cold and tense,

mind was reeling. Elodie was

to Elodie, as casual as always. "Once you're finished

fists, her expression

and the others