Group any longer, Jillian immedi

l the intense ache in her leg, and then she bega

omething back from Miller Group, their attitude changed, and she was turned away without hes

s, ready to leave in defeat, when someone suddenly called o

ized the receptionist who

, "Did I take something that belongs to your firm by mistak

rn. "No, that's not it. One of our partners reviewed your file

receptionist into a modern conference room. Once inside, she sa

ned, and a tall man entered, the

n Jillian's face stiffened. Of all situations, running into a

nd Wilson, the first man she ha

been the one who ch

eakup, and the way they parte

nship with clear-headed detachment, so seeing him a

pushed forward and began laying ou

g and simply kept his attention on the documen

ell silent, the room was

n caught her off guard. "Your husband treats you lik

as she answered, "I'm going to divorce him. But

t honesty. "So you left me, only to end up with some

she stayed composed and answered evenly, "Men like you are no different from each other. I walked away from

sank in. Was she really putting him on the s

ayed you when we were together." With a tighte

n I tried to get you back, I told you Dennis and Melany were involved. You we

mile curved acros

childhood companions. She tolerated his cold treatment again and again, hoping he would finally acknowledge her. She even held onto th

h, Jillian straightened her back and adopted a composed, professional demeanor

urther and shifted into a more formal tone. He began outlini

before she could leave, Leland called out from behind her, "Aren't you the we