Chapter 500 Elodie’s movement faltered for a split second. She turned—and saw Patricia striding in, heels clicking with crisp authority. Even Jarrod glanced over, though he stayed put, unmoving in his seat. Selma, however, reminded herself that this was, after all, Patricia’s art museum. Patricia’s presence here could surely be

Chapter 499 The moment those words left his lips, Elodie caught sight of someone approaching from the side. Sylvie still stood by Jarrod’s side. Hearing the comment, she didn’t seem flustered; instead, she glanced at Jarrod with a hint of resignation in her eyes. Maurice came over, eyebrows lifted in

Chapter 498 Joseph’s words sounded more like empty persuasion than any genuine plea-he never once gave his real feelings away. But at this point, Elodie could hardly fail to see what he was really thinking. He couldn’t even speak to her without holding something back. She looked at him, her

Chapter 497 “Is he out of his mind?” Esmeralda looked absolutely furious, and Elodie gently squeezed her hand. “Let’s talk to him about it later, okay?” Esmeralda clenched her jaw, so incensed that if things really were as bad as they sounded, she was ready to rid the Mercer family

Chapter 496 Even though Sylvie hadn’t said a word, Elodie understood her perfectly. Linking arms with Jarrod in public-especially right in front of her-was Sylvie’s way of sending a message to everyone: she was the one Jarrod cared about. And, by extension, it highlighted how little Elodie meant to her

Chapter 495 But Selma wasn’t a fool. She had milked the rewards long enough; only then did she start weaving her own style into her work. Her early paintings were the real key. If the missing lower half of that painting ever turned up-and if it could be linked to

Chapter 494 Neural Intelligence was suddenly the talk of the town again. Elodie was well aware that the company had already signed several partnership deals. She didn’t care much about that. Neural Intelligence had always had real technical clout-its growth was inevitable. What preoccupied her was the situation with the

Chapter 493 Jarrod was silent for a few seconds before he finally spoke, his voice low and measured. “I didn’t get it. There was a bit of a hiccup.” He still told the truth, just as he always did. But Elodie couldn’t help but find it absurd. Today, the staff

Chapter 492 Andrea glanced at Patricia, her eyes flickering uncertainly, before finally turning to Sylvie. “Ms. Fielding, Mr. Silverstein is considering taking the painting back. Would you like to think it over one more time?” Sylvie still didn’t understand why Jarrod had suddenly decided to buy the painting after all,

Chapter 491 She glanced over at Jarrod, who was deep in conversation with Andrea about business. A satisfied smile flickered in her eyes. Meanwhile, Jarrod noticed the women chatting. Just then, his phone buzzed. He glanced at the caller ID, excused himself, and stepped out to take the call. The