How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 814

Jarrod stood by the window, his expression clouded with worry as he looked down at the chaos unfolding below. Elodie was still missing-no one had found her yet.

And with others circling like sharks, he knew he had to tread even more carefully

now.

He turned to Fleming, who was working intently at the console ahead. "What brings Mr. Mercer here?"

Without pausing, Fleming replied, "Esmeralda asked me to come in and look for Ms. Thorne. I thought she might be with you."

Jarrod's heart sank.

Clearly, Elodie was still nowhere to be found.

"I haven't found her yet," he murmured, eyes dropping to the wedding ring on his finger.

Fleming continued, "I've already searched both the west and south wings-no sign of her. Which way did you come in, Mr. Silverstein?"

This area wasn't all that big, but with the ongoing chaos and people trapped everywhere, finding anyone was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

deep in thought.

then added, "She wasn't alone—there were locals with her, all colleagues, evacuating as a team. Finding one person is hard, but a

checked in with headquarters by now. The silence makes this far

had happened to her alone. But for a whole team to vanish? That spelled something much

shouldn't be this difficult

Unless...

possible they're not even

He'd gotten word half an hour ago—the military had already been dispatched to aid the search,

theory was starting

out his phone, trying again to reach

forming. If Elodie was no longer in the area, he'd consider using satellite tracking, maybe

didn't hesitate. He rounded up his team and headed

Night had fallen.

room on

furnished. She still hadn't seen any of her colleagues. Watts was missing, too; maybe he was upstairs, maybe somewhere else

no idea what

watching over her had finally retreated for a break, leaving the

her chance. She slipped out onto the

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