How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

"Grandma, I'm not joking." Elodie could tell the old woman was truly anxious now.

"Do you remember the child I said I 'lost' before?" she explained gently.

As soon as the words left her lips, the room fell into stunned silence.

After all, that child was a scar on everyone's heart.

Even Jarrod turned to look at her.

Elodie met their eyes, her voice steady. "Jarrod saved the baby. He arranged for her to be taken to a specialized artificial womb program in New York, where they kept her alive with cutting-edge technology. She was safely born, and now—she's our daughter. Nadia."

The sprawling sitting room was utterly silent for a moment.

Everyone's expression was a kaleidoscope of shock and wonder.

It took them some time to process the magnitude of this revelation.

The world of the wealthy is full of secrets and technologies most people never even hear about. They'd seen enough strange things that, when Elodie finally revealed the truth, they could wrap their heads around it faster than most.

Suddenly, the old woman slapped her forehead and, in a rush, hurried over to where Lucinda held the baby.

She pulled back the edge of the blanket, revealing a tiny face that bore the unmistakable features of both Jarrod and Elodie.

girl didn't cry or fuss. She

woman's wrinkled face. "So this is our precious Silverstein great-granddaughter? Oh my,

ago she'd been stern and anxious;

couldn't help but laugh at

finally caught up to what was

quickly joined the old woman to fuss over Nadia, an

moment, then ambled over with a grin. "Nieces usually

midst of

hand. "Elodie, you're truly blessed. You always get what your heart longs for the world isn't So cruel after all. Now you'll always have someone to lean

Her happiness was genuine.

could live her life

pursue the happiness she

then looked at Jarrod with a rare softness. "You

The truth was-

for Jarrod, Elodie's pain would have remained

hand in silent reassurance. "We both got what we

Nadia's arrival, the cold, echoing mansion suddenly felt

Elodie move back into the family home, pointing out that with so many people around, there would

at Jarrod, but didn't

stay for

this point, what could possibly escape Rosemary's