Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back! ( Leanne Castillo ) novel Chapter 552

The next day, Joy learned her lesson and decided to share the uneaten bits of her turkey jerky with her colleagues, who were touched beyond words. In return, they dug out their last bag of spicy beef jerky to gift her back.

Joy resisted the temptation, coolly waving it off with a "I quit."

As the workday neared its end, her gaze kept drifting towards Austin's office every few minutes.

Austin had popped into the office in the morning but hadn't returned since. Joy waited but didn't catch sight of him all day.

Was he not going to kiss her today? Joy felt a tinge of disappointment.

It wasn't until she overheard some colleagues chatting that she learned Austin had gone on a business trip with Mia.

Austin traveling for work was nothing new; he had taken Mia along before, and others too, depending on who was handling the case. But for some reason, Joy couldn't help but imagine scenarios she wished she hadn't.

If Austin felt lonely, would he turn to Mia for a kiss?

If he could kiss her, he could kiss Mia too, right?

If he had kissed both of them, didn't that mean, in some way, she and Mia had indirectly kissed?

Joy quickly shook off those disturbing thoughts and immediately planned a night out at the pub with Selina and Leanne, hoping some male model eye-candy would cleanse her mind.

Austin returned a few days later.

He arrived at the office in the afternoon. Having been away for a few days, he had a backlog of issues to catch up on, and the head of the Client Services Department came to discuss some matters with him.

Before entering his office, Austin noticed Joy sneakily reading a novel on her computer in a minimized screen.

By the time he finished his meeting and came out, barely fifteen minutes later, her desk was empty.

Austin pulled out his phone to call her. "You left?"

"Long gone," Joy replied, guarded, fearing he might call her back for overtime. "You should look for our team leader."

"Come back," Austin said, "I have something for you."

Joy didn't take it seriously. "I have plans, just leave it on my desk."