How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue novel Chapter 664

Elodie never imagined Jarrod would say something like that.

His expression hadn’t changed—still composed, distant, and dignified. Yet beneath that calm exterior, was there a flicker of…hurt? She couldn’t quite tell, and that confused her. Jarrod was never someone to show vulnerability like this.

And that line—“I’ve minded it for nearly three of our four years of marriage…”

It left her stunned for a moment. She pressed her lips together and lifted her chin to look at him. “What exactly do you know?”

There had been good times between her and Jarrod, once. Later, when he changed suddenly, she’d chalked it up to his self-restraint, believing that’s why he’d been so attentive that first year. When things cooled off, she assumed he’d simply lost interest. Even long after what she considered their “divorce,” she’d held onto that explanation.

But now…

Jarrod was saying he’d always cared about Ivan.

Yet in all those years, Jarrod had never once mentioned Ivan. Not a hint, not a slip. After all, once she married Jarrod, she’d devoted herself to their marriage, drawing a clear line between past and present. She’d never even thought of Ivan during those years.

She had no idea how, or when, Jarrod had learned about Ivan—or why he’d started to care.

Jarrod kept his eyes fixed on her, watching her every reaction. He didn’t try to hide anything now. “I know you two grew up together. I know you once had feelings for each other. I know you married me because of Ivan—not just because of that one night. Even when you agreed to marry me, it wasn’t really what you wanted.”

He was just stating facts.

Elodie had no way to refute him; what happened in the past was true. But even so, she hadn’t spoken Ivan’s name once since they married. Malcolm and the others all tacitly understood not to bring it up.

“How did you find out?” she asked softly.

Jarrod exhaled and looked up at her again. “You remember that laptop you kept asking about? The one I told you I’d lost? I didn’t. It’s been in my study this whole time.”