How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 694

He was, in fact, the first in the Silverstein family to truly understand just how much Jarrod valued Elodie.

"So, big brother, do you have any plans now that you're back?" Jarrod's tone was as casual as ever, as if nothing unusual had happened. You couldn't read a single emotion on his face.

Sometimes, Sprague genuinely found this side of Jarrod infuriating.

He was always so calm and collected, never ruffled yet every move was calculated, ruthless when it counted.

"Worried I'll shake things up?" Sprague chuckled lightly, his words laced with teasing.

Jarrod glanced at him, unhurried and cool. "As long as you're not still holding a grudge. Back then, things got pretty ugly for you. With you coming home, there's bound to be some talk. I suppose you'll have to put up with the gossip for a while."

He might as well have branded the word "loser" across Sprague's forehead. Sprague's smile didn't falter.

But he knew.

His defeat back then had entertained plenty of people.

Even though he was older than Jarrod by a year, he'd still ended up exiled

overseas.

after all. What kind of brother keeps score with his

in that kind of empty

he sent them abroad, he knew it

friendly pat on the shoulder, then turned and walked back

didn't follow right

quietly for a while, lost

head above water. Everything seemed to pile up at once. Elodie's accident had come out of nowhere-a disaster he never saw coming. Before he'd even cemented his position, he was already fighting vicious, S underhanded battles behind closed doors. Sprague knew Elodie was Jarrod's weakness. He

around that time that Jarrod made up his mind: Elodie had to learn

use her against

and status started being

before

top of everything

locked

Aldridge, a ticking time bomb with her unpredictable health. It was an exhausting storm of crises, both from inside and outside the

crashing down

in a family this powerful. Everyone smiles while hiding a knife

within the Silverstein Group, fend off Sprague's schemes, protect Elodie, and, on top of it all, manage