How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 711

Watts shot her a cold glance, then turned on his heel and walked away without another word. He clearly had no interest in further conversation.

Elodie stepped outside with Jarrod. Andrea headed off to get the car.

Jarrod had already finished a call with Jeremiah. His instructions were brief: "Keep an eye on the victim's family."

Once the call ended, he turned to Elodie. She met his gaze, exhaled, and finally asked, “If I hadn't found out, were you ever planning to tell me you'd helped me back then?"

Jarrod slipped one hand casually into his pocket, his tone even and unhurried. "I thought about keeping it to myself."

Elodie studied his face, searching for any sign of emotion. "We weren't even close at the time."

At most, they'd only met a couple of times-just polite encounters thanks to their families' old friendship from the war.

Jarrod didn't say anything.

Elodie, lost in thought, blurted, "Did you have a crush on me?"

Right then, Andrea pulled up in the car.

Jarrod finally looked down at her, his eyes steady, not the least bit awkward or evasive. "Should I have filled out a request for that?"

Elodie was momentarily speechless. She'd only meant it as a half-joking probe— turns out he actually answered her seriously.

But today...

Jarrod

the negotiation and taking

walked away as the sole winner. The

too, had been part of

"Do you really think I

Jarrod raise an

Jarrod's phone rang again. He picked up and listened, then replied, "Understood. Go handle it in person. The family won't pursue charges. Make sure they

to Elodie. "Do you have time? Could you come

looked puzzled. "Is something going

"My grandmother's birthday

nearly set. We need to be there together." He paused, his eyes softening a fraction. "Afterward, you won't

the party was over, they could finally settle things between them. Because of the baby, they'd agreed to keep up appearances for a while longer, but after that... it would be time to

couldn't blame him for being hurt by her cold

own stomach, lost in thought for a moment. Before getting into the car, she

swallowed, then reached up to steady her by the car roof. "Tell me, apart from Watts, who else

wasn't the only one trying to

more complicated

climbed

were settled inside, Elodie finally asked, "The man who died in the accident-what's the

enough from the calls to know

answers.