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?"

front of Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the way she

she come to his office

her head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out as the tears ran

he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he could think

had

receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he

to show off her tears in front of the whole company.

they reached his office, Jack turned to

her head, displaying her bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just felt sad, so I came here to

plan was to pretend to be so pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once he did, she would tell him all about what Rachel had done

motioned to the door. "In that case, you can

that she thought

had already engrossed himself on work that

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

the corner of his

she the

in his heart,

but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I

did you get it

broken now. She threw

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

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze. "Who took your

the necklace, and I happened to

the wrong box after I paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not

said that my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but I didn't!

didn't say anything for a long time, Celine looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied

must hate Rachel

absolutely no flaw in

what she didn't know was that Jack had been thinking of

Eric had pictured

man had told him that it was the only necklace around

now, Celine was protesting how it

moment of

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

that this entire problem was a play directed

around them. Otherwise, how could she

just confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything