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.

returned a

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

came out,

his phone

her back for overtime. "You should

"I have

it seriously. "I have plans,

else when a man's voice came through the phone: "Do you need to go

gone far, merely to a nearby intersection before

watched from the

ched f

suave gentleman in his thirties, got out of the canto open the door for her, his hand above her to prevent her from bumping

someone's trying to butter up

headed straight for Austin's office, expecting work-related materials, only to find a large box

leaving her curious about its

"What's this?"

"A gift," Austin said.

back after hours vanished instantly. What kind of boss brings back gifts from

eyes lit up with excitement, rubbing her hands together:

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