The Ex-Wife He Can’t Have novel Chapter 480

Because the security at the apartment complex Jillian was renting was incredibly strict, outsiders couldn't get in. The photos only captured Bash entering and leaving the complex; Jillian was nowhere to be seen in the shots.

Even so, it still sparked a massive online war between fans and haters.

Casual netizens and anti-fans bickered endlessly:

"It's obviously a secret rendezvous with a girlfriend! An entirely private trip, no team, no assistants, specifically flying out to Hartford. If that's not dating, what is it?"

"Stop over-analyzing a celebrity's private life! Private travel is totally normal. Maybe he was visiting family or seeing a friend. There's no need for malicious speculation."

Bash's team was highly experienced in handling these kinds of PR crises, moving with extreme speed.

By dusk, the trending topic was completely buried under new promotional hashtags, quietly fading from public view.

Although Jillian wasn't directly exposed, a swarm of extreme fans still flooded her social media accounts to vent their frustration.

Meanwhile, Killian finally finished dealing with his backlog of work.

Scrolling through his phone during his downtime, he inadvertently stumbled upon the entertainment trending topic.

He rarely paid attention to celebrity gossip, but when his eyes caught Bash's name, he hesitated for a second before clicking into the hashtag.

Hartford?

Bash had also been in Hartford recently.

He hadn't seen Bash during his entire stay in Hartford, only Jillian.

That meant Bash had been by Jillian's side the entire time she was in Hartford.

They weren't acting, nor were they deliberately trying to piss him off. They were actually dating.

It even raised another possibility: Jillian's trip to Hartford hadn't been for work at all, and it certainly hadn't been to track him down like Zach had claimed. Most likely, she went solely for a secret romantic getaway with Bash.

Her presence at the tech park and the banquet hall had truly just been coincidences.

Killian sat at his desk, his eyes dark and stormy. After a long pause, a self-deprecating laugh escaped his lips.

"How... interesting."

He absentmindedly spun his phone on the desk.

Just then, Sylvia pushed the door open and walked in, a bright smile on her face. "Are you done working, Killian? You've been working so hard all day, let's go grab some drinks tonight and relax, okay?"

Killian placed his phone face down on the desk and spoke flatly, "You guys go ahead. I'm not going."

Sylvia had been in an exceptionally good mood lately. Seeing that he was tired, she simply stepped forward, looped her arm through his, and acted cutesy. "Come with us, Killian! You went on a business trip to Hartford without me, I missed you so much."

As she spoke, she leaned forward, intending to sit on his lap like she used to.

But right now, Killian's mind was an absolute mess.

If Bash and Jillian were in Hartford together during those few days, spending all their time side-by-side, then it wasn't just a simple date—they were already cohabiting.

The frustration and suffocating pressure in his chest instantly maxed out.

"Could you be a little more mature?" Killian suddenly looked up, glaring at her coldly. "You are an official employee of Quincy Tech now, yet you spend every day focused on drinking and partying. If you had put this much effort into your work, your team wouldn't have lost so miserably to Jillian!"

Killian's volume was normal, but the icy impatience in his tone was impossible to hide, even leaking a deep sense of exhaustion.

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