Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

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.

intuition,” Leanne’s gut feelings were often spot on, “He

the nail

romantic experiences were limited and far from deep, having had quick and somewhat vague

I ate garlic. He wondered why, and I said to poison you.’ He laughed, saying ‘You’re too far to poison me.’

aback by her brazenness, even in front of her boss, “… Maybe you should put a lock on that mouth of

“You do know how

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 bathroom and came back with a

Selina played the stern judge, “You do know sharing gum hints at wanting to kiss,

for their thoughts, “I eat gum because I want to,

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sensed Joy’s unusually high agitation and ventured a guess, “And then you

losing air, covering

my boss. Oh no!”

then Jeremy arrived.

hoped for some progress between them and had specifically invited him over.

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

why so shy?”