How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue novel Chapter 276

Elodie was caught off guard by the question, but a flicker of understanding soon crossed her refined, cool features.

The old woman was listening in, right beside her.

Jarrod, naturally, knew how to play his part.

He had no real intention of sending Elodie to the hospital.

Elodie kept her eyes on the blueprints, her tone calm as she replied, “We’ll see about the timing.”

There was a brief silence on the other end, and then, in an unhurried voice, Jarrod said, “Alright, don’t forget to eat.”

With that, he ended the call abruptly, giving her no chance to respond.

Elodie, unsurprisingly, paid no attention to his token display of concern. “Don’t forget to eat”—it was nothing but playacting, a hollow gesture that meant nothing to either of them.

She set her phone aside and returned to her calculations.

Over at the hospital, the old woman scowled as Jarrod hung up after barely saying a word. “What’s the rush? Is someone chasing you with a stick?”

Jarrod didn’t look up from his laptop, just raised an eyebrow. “She hasn’t eaten yet. If I keep her on the phone, I’ll waste her time.”

The old woman was momentarily speechless. “You seem to know quite a bit.”

She paused, then pressed on, “Have you explained everything about the Warwick family to Elodie? Sorted it out?”

Jarrod didn’t answer directly, his fingers tapping lightly on the keyboard. His thin lips curled into a faint smile—if you could call it that.

The old woman’s irritation only grew at his evasive manner. “Don’t try to brush me off. You know damn well how Elodie treats you. I’m warning you, behave yourself out there. Don’t push your luck.”

She hesitated, then grew more serious. “You haven’t crossed any lines, have you? That Fielding family girl—if you don’t handle things properly, don’t blame me if I ask her to leave someday.”

Only then did Jarrod finally pause, a smile playing on his lips but with no compromise in his eyes. “Grandma, you know me. I never regret what I set out to do.”

And he never backed down easily.