How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue novel Chapter 251

Jarrod actually showed up with Sylvie today!

Just like that, he didn’t have to bother with Elodie at all. Both of them could keep their promise to Henrietta—showing up together—while staying completely separate.

Alexander shot Elodie a dark look, his voice edged with frustration. “So from the start, when he said all you had to do was attend, he’d already decided to bring Sylvie along. If I hadn’t been invited to come with you, you would’ve been here all alone. If anyone asked, you wouldn’t even be able to say who you were with, or which family you were representing.”

Everyone at the event was somebody of importance, the faces of prominent families and corporations.

And Jarrod’s date? Sylvie.

With the divorce agreement hanging over her head, Elodie would be left out to dry, unable to explain herself—forced to watch Jarrod stand proudly with Sylvie, while everyone fawned over them.

Elodie pressed her lips together, shooting another glance in Jarrod’s direction. A chill settled in her eyes.

Alexander wasn’t wrong.

Of course, she’d already made up her mind: if Alexander hadn’t been invited, no matter how Jarrod tried to explain things to his grandmother, she wouldn’t have come with him. There was never a chance she’d be left standing alone as Alexander described.

But now, in hindsight, she realized Jarrod had planned it all along—inviting her, all while knowing he’d bring Sylvie as his date. He hadn’t spared a thought for how she might look, or how she might feel. All he cared about was ticking a box for his grandmother.

As long as Jarrod kept this side of things under wraps, his grandmother would never hear a word about it.

Maybe her glare was a little too frosty, because Jarrod finally looked up and met her eyes—just for a second—before glancing away, as if she were a stranger.

Sylvie caught the look. She cast a quick, amused glance in Elodie’s direction, her smile tinged with mockery.

So what if Elodie was here too? She was never truly acknowledged.

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Before long, the Warwicks began ushering guests to their assigned places.