Chapter 223

Chapter 223

Joy returned to Stonebridge on the third day after the Christmas, and she and Selina decided to meet directly at the local pub.

Leanne joined them after finishing her shift. Since it was the holidays, both college students and part-timers were off, making every place packed, especially the pubs which were brimming with the energy of youth.

From afar, Selina waved, “Over here!”

As Leanne sat down, she noticed Joy’s heavy-hearted expression.

“Weren’t you out of tickets? How’d you make it back?”

“I hitched a ride,” Joy confessed, cradling her face, her eyebrows knitted together, “Drove for about six or seven hours.”

Selina, already in on the secret, teased, “Guess who was the driver?”

Leanne guessed, “Austin.”

“How did you know?!” Both Joy and Selina exclaimed in unison.

were often spot on, “He seems

the nail

unrestrained manner, Joy’s romantic experiences were limited and far from

spoke a few words. When leaving, he asked why I was so quiet today, and I told him I ate garlic. He wondered

boss, “… Maybe you should

gave a thumbs up, “You do

back, I kept talking to him so he wouldn’t fall asleep. My life was in his hands, after all. Maybe I was too funny because he laughed like he’d struck gold. At the rest stop, I went to use the

played the stern judge, “You do know sharing gum hints at

once, was calling others out for their thoughts, “I eat gum because

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high agitation and ventured a guess, “And

deflated like a balloon losing air, covering her

my boss.

then

the Christmas Eve, Joy and Selina hoped for some progress between them and had specifically

Leanne and Jeremy was even more awkward than before, despite clearing the

teased, “Bro, why

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