Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back! ( Leanne Castillo ) novel Chapter 540

Joy Campbell had been utterly bamboozled, and the grand architect of her deception was none other than Austin, whose demeanor during the interview had been nothing short of a breath of fresh spring air, all charm and grace.

Unlike her colleague Leanne, who was sensitive and quiet, Joy was a natural-born showstopper. She could carry the weight of an entire conversation on her shoulders, leaving panels of interviewers in stitches with her wit.

After the other interviewers had their turn, Austin, seated at the center, glanced over her resume. "Graduated from the School of Communication at Stonebridge University?"

Catching his gaze, she saw him smile. "I'm four years your senior from the same school. I graduated the year you started. Hopefully, we won't miss out on working together this time."

Back then, fresh out of college, Joy still had a hint of naivety about her, easily swayed by his smooth talk into a flutter of excitement.

Partially swayed by looks, she chose Austin's dashing presence over offers from a tech giant and a renowned advertising agency.

It wasn't until she started working that Joy realized he didn't remember her at all.

From a distant junior he never knew existed, she had become nothing more than a workhorse under him.

Austin was for sure an excellent boss, but according to her, that meant he sucked at being a person.

Overtime became the norm, with her brain cells drying up faster than they could regenerate, all in the name of creativity, creativity, and more creativity.

The disillusionment was gradual.

During one meeting, after Joy had spent three nights on a proposal, Austin frowned at her work. "What is this, a flashback from a thousand years ago? This would've been outdated twenty years ago."