How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 698

The next morning.

Elodie was up at dawn.

Her submission of the material data had finally been approved. At the last minute, she was informed that Jarrod's team would be running a live trial of the materials in the hangar—a new step that hadn't been part of the process before. Clearly, someone had just added it to the schedule.

She needed to be there to oversee everything.

The SX Alloy would be adapted for use in all fighter jets, and if today's impromptu test went smoothly, it would officially be put into service.

The test site was set up in Sector Three.

Several high-level executives would be coming today as well.

As the project partner, Jarrod was expected to attend. It was, after all, a historic moment.

Klein Whitaker and his team were still upstairs in a meeting when Jarrod arrived at the test site.

He had barely set foot on the grounds when he spotted Patricia, visitor's badge in hand.

With the proper clearance, she was allowed to observe any experiments that weren't strictly classified.

As soon as she saw Jarrod, Patricia made a beeline for him. "I figured you'd be here today," she said.

looked away, his voice cool. "Miss Aldridge, you seem to

on how you spend it. If it's on people and things that matter, then I wouldn't call

no intention of entertaining her

all right? You seem a little off today. Did something happen between you

traveling overseas so often had worn

sure you're okay? I don't think I've ever seen you like this. You didn't have a fight with

hard to place, and he instinctively stepped back, wanting to

time to

lifting his gaze to meet

al.n

a brief second, but her face betrayed nothing. When

Elodie really doesn't seem to care about you. That's not how a wife

But her words struck a nerve-a sharp,

all, was the crux of everything that had gone wrong between

was calm, almost indifferent. "That's because she knows she's the only one I care about. No one else matters enough for her to be

her breath catching at

hard

Ivan. If

someone better. Someone who'd

actually put you first."