How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 735

He would never let Elodie shoulder everything alone again.

He didn't mention anything about the Harcourt family.

But Elodie understood.

She realized, perhaps, that whatever was going on with the Harcourts was no simple matter.

So she wisely refrained from pressing him further.

As for the surgery-

"Thank you." She knew Jarrod had gathered nothing but the world's top

specialists for her, and the least she could do was express her gratitude.

With her life hanging in the balance, this was hardly the time to fuss over pride or dignity.

Besides, Jarrod had helped her so many times, overtly and behind the scenes, she'd lost count.

"If you really want to thank me, then cooperate with the treatment. I won't accept anything less than a smooth recovery-no surprises, no setbacks." Jarrod stood, his gaze fixed on her pale face. His voice caught in his throat before he continued, softer, "Elodie, you're the only one I'm responsible for. If you're worried about your grandmother and uncle, then you need to fight through this—no matter what. Let me put it this way: if anything happens to you, I won't be the one looking after them. That's your job, not mine."

He finished.

Gently, he patted the top of her head.

turned and

didn't let Elodie see the turbulence

what kind of

Maybe, just maybe...

He was truly afraid.

resort to

let her gaze drop, unconsciously

a call from Malcom flashing on

He ignored it.

he drove straight back to Silverstein

knew guests would be arriving

weighing heaviest on Elodie's mind-he needed to resolve

and brief him. "Mr. Silverstein, President Harcourt of

"Send him in."

sat down before Malcom

troubles-but his eyes brightened when he caught sight of Jarrod. "Jarrod, finally! I've been trying to

expanded a project, convinced the team was reliable, only for things to unravel. Just two

banks, but also leveraged Jarrod's name-his son-in-law's reputation-to secure loans from associates and other

the project collapsing, he was caught in

so desperate for Elodie's help. And yet, his

heartlessly ignoring her father's

said nothing,

anxiety bleeding into his voice.

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