How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 734

She felt the warmth of his lips, a breath of cool, clean scent washing over her.

It crashed through her senses, overwhelming every rational thought.

Elodie froze, stunned. The anger that had been boiling in her head just moments ago ground to a halt, stuck in her throat.

She couldn't process what had just happened, couldn't even begin to fathom why Jarrod would do something like this, so suddenly.

Her eyes remained wide open-and so did his.

Jarrod didn't miss a single flicker of her expression.

Before she could even react, his other hand had already reached out and tapped the screen, ending her call.

It wasn't until Malcolm's voice cut out in her ear that Elodie finally snapped out of

it. Jarrod's move had come out of nowhere, and by the time she'd gathered herself, all she could do was instinctively pull back a little.

"What are you doing?" she asked, arching an eyebrow as she looked at him, more puzzled than upset.

It wasn't as if this was some earth-shattering shock.

After all, things like this-

They'd done this countless times before.

things between them hadn't exactly been smooth

A strange, unexpected awkwardness.

the question slipped out, she unconsciously reached up to wipe her lips with the

lowered. "Are you grossed out by

paused. "Wasn't it you who came at me out of

I wasn't so abrupt, you wouldn't

silence. "Jarrod, what exactly

didn't rush to straighten up. Instead, his eyes drifted downward as his thumb brushed

He wasn't wrong.

a pretty

it out on him than to keep stewing over

expected herself

surprised herself by

of all the ways he could've interrupted, he'd picked the one that suited

she said, forcing a dry smile. "Don't forget, I have cancer. Those

from her, glancing at her phone. "If it were, I'd happily take some for you. My body's in

reply left Elodie

that most people avoid cancer patients

feel

to realize that Jarrod wasn't quite

filter? Is being sick supposed to be a good thing?" After his little stunt, her anger at Malcolm had mostly faded, leaving her oddly calm. She had been truly furious

mother was

crossed

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