How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue novel Chapter 152

If she really acted recklessly—

If she had exposed Mrs. Silverstein's true identity in front of all those people just now, Sylvie would have been condemned for overstepping her place, and Jarrod probably wouldn't have let either her or the Thorne family off the hook so easily.

Reason, in the end, always outweighed impulse.

Since they were both here tonight, Elodie still had a chance to speak with Jarrod.

She gathered her thoughts and moved with the flow of guests into the main hall.

Inside the conference venue, Alexander spotted Elodie at once and waved her over.

When she reached him, Alexander patted the seat beside him. "Sit here. Let's see if TerraCore Technologies has made any breakthroughs with their materials today. Not a bad company to keep an eye on."

Elodie nodded, thoughts swirling. "So, TerraCore Technologies belongs to that Mr. Whitaker, right?"

Naylor was the only child in his family. Though he hadn't gone into politics, he'd chosen business instead, guided by influential relatives whose names often appeared in national news. He was definitely someone worth considering as a partner.

"Want to go say hello later?" Alexander remembered how, last time at the research park, Naylor seemed to have misunderstood Elodie.

Apparently, Naylor had assumed Elodie wasn't all that professional.

This time, with her sharp industry insights and her technical grasp of TerraCore's materials, she'd have a chance to clear things up. Naylor just needed a real conversation with Elodie—then he'd see her in a new light.

Elodie didn't mind.

She hadn't taken offense at Naylor's "scolding" last time, when he accused her of messing with the U.N2 prototypes. In fact, she could understand where he was coming from. The whole episode hadn't really fazed her.

As she waited to go greet Naylor, Elodie let her gaze wander around the room.

It didn't take long to spot Jarrod and Sylvie, surrounded by a circle of CEOs and executives, exchanging polite banter.

Elodie began thinking over how she might find a chance to discuss the divorce with Jarrod.

She couldn't help glancing his way, studying him for a moment longer.

Just then, Naylor was descending the stairs from the second floor. From his vantage point, he could see the entire hall, and he instantly noticed Elodie and Alexander sitting right up front.