How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 715

Jarrod must have sensed they were talking about him, because he finally looked up.

With her arms crossed, Esmeralda snorted. "What's he staring at? It's not like I was wrong. Didn't he have a huge fight with you over the baby not long ago?"

The moment the words left her mouth, regret followed. After all, this was still a sore spot for Elodie.

Esmeralda scratched her head awkwardly, at a loss for what to say next.

Alexander, knowing how blunt she could be, gave her a gentle flick on the forehead. "Go sit with the kids' table, will you?"

Elodie's expression didn't betray anything, but a sharp pain lanced through her chest, radiating down to her abdomen-a reminder that some wounds never truly heal.

She drew a quiet breath, trying to suppress the ache.

Just then, the family matriarch waved her over with a warm smile. "Come here, sweetheart, sit with us grandmothers for a bit."

Esmeralda, ever protective, tagged along. She'd spotted Elodie's formidable mother-in-law at the main table and worried Elodie might be at a disadvantage. If that woman started anything, Esmeralda was ready for a showdown. Elodie might care about keeping up appearances, but Esmeralda did not. Why should Elodie always be the one to suffer?

As Elodie approached, she noticed that Jarrod's side of the family was nowhere to be seen-maybe they hadn't arrived yet, or they were mingling elsewhere.

The matriarch reached out, taking Elodie's hand just as a voice cut in:

"Henrietta, you look absolutely radiant today."

Elodie's fingers instinctively tightened at the sound. She shot a cold look at the

newcomer.

an ornate birthday gift as she

old woman studied her for a moment before recognition

me. I came especially to wish you a long, happy life

acting like she's Jarrod's wife, strutting up to the

her mind still unsettled by everything that had happened at the hospital. She couldn't possibly feel calm

observing Patricia, sensed that this woman was far from simple. Jarrod shot Patricia a

you." She signaled for someone to take the gift

Elodie

have left. My greatest wish is for Elodie and Jarrod to be happy together, to build a strong marriage and a good

exactly being embraced, but she simply stood by, playing the part of the

the air. Rosemary said nothing-her beloved granddaughter was divorced, after all. Lucinda Howard kept her opinions to herself; with the matriarch present, she dared not speak out of

then Patricia broke the silence with feigned surprise. "A great-grandchild? Wasn't it Ms. Thorne

startled

ice-cold. Without a word, he

About the baby... Patricia might not be as innocent as she

face went pale. "What

shot to her feet, her expression thunderous. "What's going

and Emile

could arrive, Patricia tilted her head, glancing at Jarrod's furious face before turning back to the crowd. "You really didn't know? Ms.

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Silverstein family was finally about to have

secretly ended the pregnancy

without telling anyone?"