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,

A strange, unexpected awkwardness.

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

you

you who

I wasn't so abrupt, you wouldn't

him in silence. "Jarrod, what exactly are

thumb brushed the corner of her mouth. "Are those people really

He wasn't wrong.

was a pretty

it out on him than to keep stewing over

half expected herself to slap him on

she surprised herself by staying

he'd overheard everything-and out of all the ways he could've interrupted, he'd picked the one that suited

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

what? It's not contagious." Jarrod sat across from her, glancing at her phone. "If it

reply left Elodie

only meant to say that most people

feel

starting to realize that Jarrod wasn't quite the same man he used to

have no 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 just

since her mother

crossed a

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