RedNovelChapter 531 Most of her panic was shoved to the back of her mind, buried by instinct.
"No wonder he hasn't responded toyet. Is it that hard to handle?" Maurice let out a low hiss before finally answering, "Shutting everyone up isn't easy, you know that. This tournament means everything. If you take one of the top three spots, you're basically halfway into the national team. Of course he's running himself ragged for you. And besides..." He paused, then continued, "You know as well as I do things haven't exactly been going well for you or your family lately. The Silverstein family already has their doubts. If you miss this chance at the tournament, there may not be another one. But if you make the national team, who's going to question you then?" Sylvie was silent for a long moment, lost in thought.
Truth was, she'd already been uneasy when Jarrod hadn't gotten back to her. Her mind refused to settle, the anxiety pressing in at every moment, impossible to ignore.
Now, with Maurice's words, at least she had sconfirmation.
She felt... a little more at ease.
"I get it. I caused the mess, and now he has to run around cleaning it up for me." Sylvie's expression darkened. If Lucinda's side ever found out about this, things would only get uglier.
Jarrod would probably be overwhelmed too.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Exactly. So just focus and don't let Jarrod down," Maurice said, his tone casual and light, a half-hearted attempt at comfort.
"Alright. You get srest. Let's grab dinner sometime," Sylvie said, rubbing her brow. She couldn't quite tell what she was feeling-somewhere between relief and a knot in her throat.
"No problem," Maurice replied easily, and hung up soon after.
His attitude toward her hadn't changed in the slightest.
Only then did Sylvie finally allow herself a small sigh of relief.
Maurice was close to Jarrod-not one of those office lackeys who switched loyalties with the wind, always ready to curry favor with Elodie. Maurice understood Jarrod's heart, and by extension, hers.
So what others thought didn't matter.
As for being pushed out... Sylvie sat in the parked car for a long time, staring at the office building ahead. Her hands tightened on the steering wheel, knuckles turning white.
Maurice was right.
This tournament-she couldn't afford a single misstep.
She'd already lost too much.
All she could do now was go all in.
If she made the 'national team,' everything would change. Even if she could never match the Silverstein family's background, joining the top research group would give her real standing. The prestige of representing her country would open doors everywhere.
The Silverstein family wouldn't be able to find fault with her anymore.
But even without all that family , she needed this win. This was her last chance to turn things around. Decision made, Sylvie resolved to spend more twith Dr. Waldron in the coming weeks.
She'd soak up everything she could.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWith that on her mind, Sylvie turned the car around and headed for the house Jarrod had renovated for their marriage.
It had been several months-the place seould be all finished by now
and as far as she knew, Jarrod still stayed there most nights. She figured she might catch him there.
When she pulled up, the garden lights were on.
She walked up to the door, only to only to find a series of keypad The content is of on novelenglish.net! fingerprint, or even a retog either a Sylvie stopped short.
She didn't know the code here.
Jarrod had never told her.
Pulling out her phone, she sent Octavia a text: [Octavia forgot the code to your brother's house. Could you send it to me?] This time, Octavia finally saw the message.
A minute later, she fired back a string of numbers.
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