NovelUpdateChapter 452 With that thought lingering in his mind, every the looked at Sylvie, there was a strange new glint in his eyes.
Sylvie noticed those looks. Her face remained expressionless, but her grip on the pen tightened ever so slightly. The sudden shift in how people saw her was too much to adjust to all at once.
Elodie, on the other hand, had always kept herself at arm's length from this sort of , and so she remained unaffected.
Whenever anyone tried to pry a little deeper, Alexander would deftly step in, a few well-placed words enough to shut down their questions.
Once it was all over, Elodie and Alexander stood up and left together.
She didn't even spare a glance for Jarrod across the room.
She had no interest in being the center of gossip or in giving Jarrod and Sylvie any more chances to play their parts.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhatever conclusions others drew about their relationships didn't matter to her.
The rumors, though, were spreading like wildfire.
But for Naylor, one of the so-called "participants," the whole thing left him reeling. He couldn't quite describe what he felt-something close to embarrassment, almost wishing he could hit reset on the whole day.
That evening, he called up Elias, asking to meet.
Elias had just gotten back from out of town and, with no work the next day, agreed to check in on Naylor.
When he arrived at their usual booth, Naylor had already been drinking alone for a while.
"What's up? Heartbroken?" Elias dropped his bag and ordered a house cocktail, sliding into the seat beside him. Naylor shot him a look, frowning. "Heartbroken? I wasn't even dating anyone." "So what are you drinking away, then?" Naylor opened his mouth, but the frustration just sat heavy in his chest. The whole ordeal had rattled him more than he cared to admit. Finally, he told Elias the whole story about the birthday party.
Elias swirled the ice in his glass, not even glancing up. "And?" Naylor stared at him. "Dude, doesn't it seem insane to you? The real girlfriend gets cast as the homewrecker, and the mistress becomes the legit partner! I feel like a complete clown-ashamed and humiliated!" Elias shot him a look. "Didn't I warn you? Why were you so set on going after Ms. Thorne? You never cared this much about other people's business." Naylor fell silent.
"|___" "Find a chance to apologize to Ms. Thorne. Sincerely. Whether she accepts it is up to her, but when you screw up, you own it." Elias wasn't in the mood to lecture any further If you're a man, you take responsibility for your mistakes-and he knew Naylor would figure it out on his own.
As for Elodie...
Elias lowered his gaze to the ice swirling in his drink.
Now that everything had cto light, he doubted that Jarrod and Sylvie would get off so easily.
He couldn't picture Elodie as the type to just swallow her pride and move on. Maybe...
Maybe this marriage wouldn't last.
He checked his watch: not even nine yet.
That reminded him of something. After a moment's thought, Elias pulled out his phone, found Elodie in his contacts, and typed out a quick message.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm[Ms. Thorne, remember to cin for your check-up next week. I'll be adjusting your treatment plan.] With that done, he set his phone aside.
Naylor, still caught up in his frustration, pulled out his own phone, then realized, "Wait, I deven have her number. Howlam I supposed to talk to her about this?" Elias ignored him, offering no help.
He didn't share Elodie's contact info either. This was Naylor's mess to sort ve out. Naylor felt his headache worsening.
Every the closed his eyes, all he could see was Elodie's cold, unyielding stare as she told him "Don't insert yourself into other ontin people's . This isn't about justice-it's just foolishness."
His face darkened, wishing the floor would just open up and swallow him. Annoyed, he gripped his phone tighter.
Suddenly, a news alert popped up.
He glanced at the headline, then om tapped it open on reflex) The content isfomnovelenglish.net! [Acclaimed Academic Returns Home-Caught in Love Triangle?]
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