The Ex-Wife He Can’t Have novel Chapter 187

The next day, Jillian arrived at the office on time.

After working together for a while, the office staff had grown quite familiar with each other. Seeing her walk in, they couldn't resist crowding around to tease her about hitting the trending lists with Mr. Langley.

Jillian raised a hand to calm the room, defusing the excitement with a smile. "It's just baseless, boring gossip. Don't take it seriously, guys."

A younger colleague couldn't contain her curiosity. "Ms. Jarrett, are you and Mr. Langley actually dating? We've all been whispering about how perfect you two look together."

"We're just friends," Jillian said, shaking her head with a smile, her tone turning playful. "I don't really mind; people can say whatever they want. But if the boss hears you gossiping, it violates company policy. Don't come crying to me for leniency."

Hearing this, the crowd quickly dropped their smiles and backed down. "Understood, understood. We'll stop asking."

Curiosity was perfectly normal in the workplace. As long as boundaries weren't crossed, Jillian didn't take it to heart.

She smiled, turned around, and walked into her office to start her work.

Not long after, her phone buzzed lightly.

Jillian picked it up and saw a message pop up on the screen. It was sent to her old number, and the sender was Killian.

"Meet me at noon."

Five simple words, exactly the same as Jillian remembered him.

Killian was always like this—cold, domineering, and uncompromising. He possessed zero patience to negotiate anything in advance, and when it came to Jillian, he only ever issued unilateral commands.

It was as if his desires were absolute laws that Jillian was obligated to follow, with zero room for argument.

A flash of apathy crossed Jillian's eyes as she tapped the screen. "I don't have time."

On the other end, Killian stared at the blunt rejection on his screen and took a deep breath.

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