Stuck in you

Jack glanced at Austin and continued to twirl with the pen in between his fingertips. "What's up?"

From the look on Austin's face, what he was about to say had nothing to do with business. Every time he showed even a flicker of emotion, it meant that what he was going to say was meant for private ears.

Now, it had something to do with Jack.

"Miss Duan is in the lobby, and everyone says that you quarreled with her. She looks devastated."

If Austin hadn't gone to the executive department, he wouldn't have heard about it.

The executive department held the largest number of female employees in the company. It was also the place where gossip was known to circulate.

When Austin came over to get some office supplies, he was surprised to see several employees crowding in one spot and talking about a certain someone.

Since he wasn't busy today, he stood aside and listened to what they were talking about. The man stiffened when he heard Celine's name.

"Wait, what's wrong with Celine? What did you say?" Austin took a step forward.

"Austin..."

Suddenly, the crowd dispersed. As if nothing had happened, they all went back to their seats and pretended to look at case files.

Austin decided to ask one of them, "What were you talking about?"

"Nothing." The female employee waved her hand. Who would dare gossip about Jack in front of Austin?

Accustomed to this kind of situation, Austin frowned. "In that case, I can give you the corresponding punishment according to the employee manual."

"Austin, please don't. We won't be able to survive the next month if our salary's deducted," she begged. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears as she stared up at him. "Just pretend you didn't hear anything."

"Speak then."

He took a step back and waited.

Knowing that her own salary was on the line, the female employee whispered, "We just saw Celine sitting in the lobby with red eyes, so we assumed that they had a fight."

"That's it?"

Seeing that she nodded, Austin immediately returned to his boss's office with the office supplies that he had collected. After what he had heard, Jack immediately walked down to check it himself.

"Why are you here?"

Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the

she come to

didn't raise her head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out as the tears

together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with

her emotions had no effect on

motioning to the receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears

show off her tears in front of the whole company.

his office, Jack turned to

shook her head, displaying her bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just

be so pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once he did, she

"In that case, you can sit in the meeting

her breath, Celine's face changed momentarily. She pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed as tears ran down her flushed

himself on work that he didn't even

long time, but he didn't say a word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going to ask me what

and the corner of

just ask her now? Wasn't she the one who refused to

the annoyance in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell me.

bought a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I took the wrong one. Today, when I

you get

did, but it's broken now. She

her purse and gazed at it. "I liked it very much," she murmured. "How could she say such a

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze. "Who took your

to buy the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric. I heard that he bought

When I went to her to

lower lip and continued, "She said that my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but I didn't! How

Celine looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied of the fact that he actually listened

must hate

was absolutely no flaw in

didn't know was that Jack had been thinking of

Eric

told him that it was the only necklace

protesting how it was hers and

a moment

you ask Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you have to go to Rachel

problem was a play directed and acted by

case, then that meant that the woman had spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she have known that

the necklace. Everything didn't seem