How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue novel Chapter 567

From a short distance, she couldn’t quite make out his expression, but it felt like he’d been watching her for a long while. The tension around him had faded; he seemed almost relaxed.

Between them, not a word was spoken.

Watts glanced at Elodie, then shifted his gaze to Jarrod.

Jarrod didn’t linger.

He walked toward the exit, the lobby busy with people coming and going, waiting for their cars.

Patricia stepped out too, pausing to look at his indifferent profile. “Elodie isn’t who she used to be,” she remarked, her tone cool. “Who could possibly outshine her now? With how much attention she’s getting tonight, her reputation and status are set in stone. Who could even hope to stand in her way?”

Even if someone resented Elodie, nothing they tried would make a difference now.

Jarrod lowered his eyes, absently tracing his thumb along the edge of a metal lighter. “Probably not,” he replied.

Patricia’s lips curled, though there was no warmth in her smile. “Mr. Silverstein, I really can’t figure you out. Between Sylvie and Elodie, who do you actually love?”

If things hadn’t unfolded as they did today, she would have still thought Sylvie was the woman he cared for most.

But now… something felt off.

From the moment news of Jarrod and Elodie’s marriage broke and Patricia returned to the country, Jarrod had shown no particular tenderness toward his wife. His every action seemed to favor Sylvie—protecting her, opening doors for her, showing her preference time and again. Patricia had always believed Sylvie was the one he truly loved.

Anyone would have thought so.

Yet now, with Sylvie caught up in a scandal that could mean at least seven years behind bars if the charges stuck, her reputation was destroyed—and Patricia knew she herself had played a part in that, ever since the art show, and with every effort to block Sylvie’s ascent.

Throughout all this, Elodie had quietly risen to fame and fortune, garnering national attention and support from the highest circles.

She had completely transformed, no longer the obscure researcher she once was.

No one could easily stand in the way of Elodie’s future success and growing prestige.

This entire competition was sponsored by the Silverstein Group, making the event even grander and more spectacular.