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.

it had been so long, and things between them hadn't exactly been smooth lately, so she couldn't

A strange, unexpected awkwardness.

slipped out, she unconsciously reached up to

you

"Wasn't it you who came

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 the corner of her mouth. "Are those people really worth

He wasn't wrong.

was a pretty

take it out on him than

herself to slap

surprised herself

caught on to what he was doing. Clearly, he'd overheard everything-and out of all the

a dry smile. "Don't forget, I have cancer. Those cells could spread—you're not

what? It's not contagious." Jarrod sat across from her, glancing at her phone. "If it were, I'd happily take some for you. My body's in better shape

left Elodie

that most

he feel

wasn't quite the same man

you always talk like you have no filter? Is being sick supposed to be a good thing?" After his little stunt, her anger at

mother was her

had crossed

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