Boss, Your Ex-Wife is Unreachable Now! novel Chapter 195

Willow pretended to follow Ian to the registration desk, but as soon as they were out of Beasley's sight and alone in the elevator, she turned to Ian. "Dr. Lockwood, may I borrow your phone for a moment?"

Ian nodded, took out his phone, unlocked it, and handed it to her.

"Thank you." Willow accepted the phone, quickly dialing Juliette's number from memory.

It rang only once before Juliette picked up, sounding puzzled. "Hello? Who is this?"

"Lettie, it's me." Willow tried to keep her voice steady.

"Willa! Where are you right now? What did Beasley want? He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

"I'm fine," Willow assured her. "But I need you to pick up my phone and bag for me. I'll head straight to your place."

"How soon can you get here?" Juliette asked, concern clear in her tone.

Willow checked the time. "Around two o'clock, I think."

Ian being here meant this was most likely his hospital. In her previous life, she knew exactly where he worked, so she could estimate how long it would take to get to Juliette's house from here.

Ian's composed, handsome face tightened just a bit at her words.

It was already past one-twenty in the afternoon. If Willow planned to arrive at her friend's place by two, that meant she'd be leaving right away. So she had never really intended to register and get checked out at all.

Willow kept the call with Juliette brief, wrapping up quickly before ending the call.

"Thank you, Dr. Lockwood." She returned the phone to him just as the elevator doors slid open.

He'd noticed her odd reaction in the parking lot, too, when he'd pulled her away from that man—her whole body had tensed in a way that was all too familiar.

It looked a lot like PTSD—post-traumatic stress disorder.

"I know this is personal," he said gently. "If you'd rather not talk about it, that's fine. But as a doctor, I really recommend you get checked out."

"Your reaction in the parking lot—it was very similar to someone experiencing post-traumatic stress."

"You're afraid of physical contact with men, aren't you?"

Willow's eyes widened in astonishment. She hadn't expected Ian to see through her so easily.