BookToReadChapter 426 Elodie sat in stunned silence for a while.
After all, over these past weeks, she had nearly convinced herself to accept the reality of a complete removal.
Elias could see the dazed look in Elodie's eyes. He understood that someone physically and emotionally wounded needed comfort, but he also had to make sure she knew all the risks and consequences.
He softened his tone. "The precondition is that we'll need cooperation on a number of fronts. The risks are significant. I'm developing a new treatment with scolleagues overseas. It's still in clinical trials, so the earliest we could use it would be in about two months. If you trust me, I can start treating you now with the main goal of avoiding removal unless it's absolutely necessary." Elodie's mind was spinning.
It was her body, after all. She needed to weigh everything carefully-she would be the one taking on the risks.
As she sat there in silence, Elias watched her closely. "Can you wait fora little while?" he asked gently.
If the medication made it into clinical use, he'd do everything he could to preserve Elodie's ability to have children.
Elodie wasn't the type to agonize over decisions. She finally let out a breath. "Alright. I'm willing." Her decisiveness caught Elias off guard.
For Elodie, this meant putting all her hopes in his hands.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Do you want to talk to your family or anyone close to you before you decide?" Elias asked, more out of professional obligation than anything else.
Elodie smiled faintly. "No need. I can make my own decisions." Elias didn't press further.
By now, he'd more or less understood Elodie's situation-emotionally and ysically.
When their meeting ended, Elodie thanked Elias politely.
From here, it was up to Elias to draw up a treatment plan based on her specific condition.
He prescribed snew medications, all of them expensive—but for the first tin a while, Elodie felt a glimmer of hope, even a bit of longing for what might be possible.
She couldn't help but think that if she hadn't handled things so graciously with TerraCore Technologies before, Elias might never have offered to help her.
Sunday.
Elodie packed her suitcase with just the essentials.
She was heading out with Alexander to attend an international academic conference-a trip that would take three days, maybe five or six including travel.
With Esmeralda managing things at VistaLink Technologies, Elodie and Alexander caught a Monday morning flight to New York City.
It took more than ten hours before they finally arrived at the conference hotel.
Elodie didn't travel abroad often, so this was something new for her.
Still, the long flight left her exhausted.
After checking in, she skipped dinner and collapsed straight into bed, sleeping for several hours before she finally felt human again.
By the tshe woke, it was nearly midnight.
The opening ceremony was scheduled for the next day, so tonight's agenda was wide open.
Elodie freshened up quickly and messaged Alexander, asking if he wanted to grab a late meal.
She'd already noticed a charming French bistro in the lobby when she checked in. Alexander replied, telling her to go ahead and order first.
Elodie headed downstairs.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAfter placing her order, she chose a table outside on the terrace.
It had been ages since she'd felt so relaxed. She snapped a picture of the restaurant, tagged her location, and posted it to her social media.
She'd barely settled in when she spotted two people emerging from the hotel entrance.
Sylvie walked ahead, glancing back at the man behind her, who was still on his phone. She pointed toward the restaurant, smiling.
When Jarrod finished his call and looked up, he saw Elodie sitting beneath the paumbrella.
He didn't seem surprised-it was as if he'd expected her.
Sylvie noticed Elodie too, but barely acknowledged her before turning to Jarrod "The duck confit here is great. I cwhenever I have time. You should try it." Jarrod nodded. "Sounds good." The pair walked right past Elodie's table.
Neither Jarrod nor Sylvie bothered to greet her; Sylvie treated her as if she were invisible, chatting with Jarrod as they strolled by.
Elodie didn't care. It wasn't surprising to see the two of them here together; maybe they were just taking the opportunity for a little getaway.
Just then, Alexander arrived and noticed the two of them looking wo every bit the cozy couple. The m content is on novelenglish.net!
"Sylvie signed up for the conference," he explained. "Jarrod must be one of the invited guests, so I guess he's just joining her." He'd done shomework on the attendees and knew the general situation.
Elodie nodded. She realized she'd been a little narrow-minded, om assuming they'd cjust for a holiday. This conference drew top professionals, scholars, business leaders and outstanding independent participants from around the world. Sylvie was clearly one of the latter.
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