How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 737

It was nothing, really.

A phone on the table buzzed to life.

Jarrod spared it only a passing glance.

Unknown number.

He pressed decline.

Whoever was on the other end seemed to grow impatient and kept calling, again

and again.

In between flipping through The Harcourt Group's files, Jarrod simply blocked the

number.

Elodie hadn't rested for long.

Her last episode had caught everyone off guard.

There was still unfinished business at the research base-she needed to wrap up

phase one of the project.

She made her way to the hangar to test the new system.

System maintenance was a tedious process, requiring round after round of

diagnostics.

By the time she finished, evening was drawing near.

Walking from the hangar toward the data center, she crossed paths with Watts,

who had just stepped out of his car.

Ever since the incident a while back, Elodie hadn't seen Watts in some time.

Watts caught sight of her-his usually composed expression flickered with

something unspoken.

He stood there, watching her.

returning her focus to the

hands.

her claim about

it wasn't a simple

Elodie had already

knew exactly what kind of person

intention of speaking to Watts

didn't bother with a greeting, just turned to head

called out first. "Elodie, can

choice but to

one else around; his voice was clear and

it plainly-Elodie's indifference, her refusal

him.

over, eyes

"You've

you? There's

here to hand

from the project

turned to the

dignify that with

a helpless shrug. "You think I

your suspension... all

closed the

and without a

you did or

You're just

don't

eyes darkened at

and walked

only

of

A colleague?

Irrelevant?

tone had been almost gentle, emotionless, yet the words landed with

left him

gathering in his usually

He barely noticed.

else was nagging

Patricia's call.

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