How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 704

Even though Jarrod's tone and manner didn't betray any sharpness, Elodie could tell he was still holding onto some emotion.

When it came to the subject of children, nobody could just let it go easily. Not even herself.

She stopped, looking up at him. "So, what did you want to say to me?"

Jarrod lowered his gaze. "Do you trust me?"

"Are you worried I'd doubt you?" Elodie shot back without missing a beat.

He held her gaze for a long moment before the corner of his mouth lifted slightly. "I hope you won't."

"Of course I won't," she replied without hesitation. "You're Mr. Silverstein, after all.

I hardly think you're the type to play dirty or be petty."

Jarrod allowed himself a brief, wry smile. "You give me more credit than I deserve."

He wasn't exactly magnanimous-especially not when it came to Elodie. With her, he could be both meticulous and endlessly compromising at the same time.

She ignored his comment. "I heard you submitted some evidence to the board? To prove your company's clean?"

travels fast with you-or should I say, Watts is really on the ball." His eyes narrowed slightly. Even with the pressure mounting, he looked as unruffled as ever, not

almost teasing. "Don't tell

She

Was he psychic now?

things prepared, but I haven't handed them in yet. I just told the board I could prove there's nothing wrong with our materials. Honestly, I was waiting to coordinate

impressed by this man. Nothing got

they're targeting both of us. There's no coming out of this untouched.” Jarrod

take me down. You've never really forgiven me, have you?"

just drag you home and tell you you're not leaving until you give me a

off by

hand it to him-crude as it

to underhanded tactics. When he

him-let alone if he

reached the door when Jarrod's

It was Sprague Silverstein.

couple of days. A fresh

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going on, so

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