Boss, Your Ex-Wife is Unreachable Now! novel Chapter 368

When Beasley woke up the next morning, a dull ache throbbed in his head.

He had gotten completely trashed last night, and the hangover was brutal.

But he still remembered everything that had happened.

He remembered Xander telling him before leaving that the custom diamond necklace would be flown in by Monday.

He even remembered sitting in the car earlier, scrolling past the picture Willow had posted on Instagram.

The overwhelming surge of jealousy mixed with the physical nausea had nearly pushed him over the edge.

Beasley squeezed his eyes shut again. Then, fighting through the discomfort, he got out of bed, washed his face, got dressed, and went for his morning run. Afterward, he showered and settled into his study to work.

He acted as if absolutely nothing was wrong.

Later that morning, Waller returned to Willow's apartment.

Willow had been busy since she woke up. Waller grabbed a book from the coffee table and sat quietly on the living room sofa to read, careful not to disturb her.

The lazy weekend sunlight slanted through the balcony's floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing the entire room in a warm amber glow.

Every now and then, he would glance up at her.

Willow was sitting in front of an easel by the window, entirely engrossed in an oil painting.

She had her hair pulled up into a high ponytail today. The ends swished playfully every time she moved her arm across the canvas, making her look exceptionally vibrant.

The gentle sunlight outlined her soft, delicate features, and Waller found himself staring, completely captivated.

Willow was so focused she had no idea she was being watched.

Before they knew it, two hours had slipped by.

Waller set his book down, walked into the kitchen to pour a glass of water, and brought it over to her. "Drink some water and take a breather."

"Thank you." Willow set her brush aside and reached for the glass.

Willow looked at the man on the canvas, a cold glint in her eye. "I'm going to track him down, using the reach of the television show."

"Using the reach of the show?" Waller didn't quite follow.

Willow turned to him and explained patiently. "Actually, shortly after I got this second chance at life, I sketched out the faces of those three guys from memory. I gave the drawings to a contact of mine in law enforcement, hoping they could track them down."

Waller instantly understood. "You wanted to flag them at customs and border control, right?"

Willow nodded. "Unfortunately, half a year has passed, and there hasn't been a single travel record for any of them."

"So what's the point of painting this now?" Waller still couldn't connect the dots.

"I specifically designed a major new character for The Chronos Protocol named ' Archmage,'" she explained.

"Archmage?" Waller had read all of Willow's books in his previous life, and he knew for a fact there was no character by that name.

But since Willow just said she created him specifically for this, it made sense that he had never appeared in the original text.