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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — Fired for a Face
Chapter 3: — The Severance Trap
Chapter 4: — The Unemployment Officer
Chapter 5: — The Bug in the Room
Chapter 6: — The Cat That Talks Back
Chapter 7: — Coffee, Cats, and Carter
Chapter 8: — Glitter, Whiteboards, and Ghosts
Chapter 9: — Medusa at Monarch
Chapter 10: — The Face of the Shelter
Description
Vanessa Blair is a smart, exhausted twenty-eight-year-old telemarketer with a Latin degree, a soft spot for foster kittens, and a boss who thinks bare feet and fake grass are a spiritual lifestyle. When the company owner, Xavier Adams, fires her for her “face” and declares she has a “dark soul,” Vanessa’s humiliation hardens into suspicion—because none of it makes sense.
With her best friend Jane and her quietly ferocious coworker Trisha, Vanessa tumbles into a chaotic, funny, and surprisingly high-stakes campaign to find out what Directis is really hiding. Their plan involves planted listening devices, dumpster diving, glitter-based warfare, and help from a meddling true-crime-obsessed mom. Along the way, Vanessa meets Carter Beckett, a tattooed unemployment officer and fellow animal lover whose interest in one particular kitten grows into something deeper—right as Vanessa’s revenge mission threatens to blow up her future.
At its heart, this is a rom-com about workplace misogyny, reclaiming self-worth, and choosing a life that actually matters—plus cats, coffee, and the sweet justice of watching a tyrant get what he deserves.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who enjoy workplace rom-coms with sharp humor, messy friendships, and cathartic payback.
- Anyone who loves stories about women outsmarting toxic bosses and taking back their confidence.
- Cat lovers who want a cozy-funny vibe mixed with genuine emotional stakes and a slow-build romance.