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?"

in front of Celine. He couldn't help but feel

didn't she come to

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

and comforted her with all the sweet words

now, her emotions had no effect on

a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered.

tears in front of the whole

Jack turned

I just

pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once he

"In that case, you can sit in the meeting room to calm yourself

the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed as tears ran down her flushed

already engrossed himself on

a word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going to ask me what had happened? Don't you care about

corner of

Wasn't she the one who refused to tell

to suppress the annoyance in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then

with another customer's stuff. So I took the wrong one. Today, when I went to take my necklace back, I didn't expect to be so

you get it

did, but it's broken now. She threw it

it. "I liked it very

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze.

to the mall yesterday to buy the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric.

it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not only didn't she return it to me first, but she threw it

as she sobbed. Trying to contain herself, she bit her lower lip and continued, "She said that my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but

looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied

must hate

all, there was absolutely no flaw in

she didn't know was that

that Eric had pictured the

had told him that it was the only

was protesting how

a moment of

asked, "Why didn't you ask Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you

suspected that this entire problem was a play directed and acted by none

case, then that meant that the woman had spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she have known that Eric would buy something for

Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't seem right about