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?"

feel strange at the way she bowed her head

didn't she come

she stuttered out

they were still together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he could think

now, her emotions had no effect on

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

tears

his office, Jack

displaying her bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just felt sad, so I

to ask her why.

to the door. "In that case, you can sit in

that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and

had already engrossed himself on work that he didn't even

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

corner of his mouth

Wasn't she

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

it with another customer's stuff. So I took the wrong

you get it

it's broken now. She threw

necklace from her purse and gazed at it. "I liked it

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze.

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

wrong box after I paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to

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

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

hate Rachel right

all, there was absolutely no flaw in her

that Jack had been

remembered that Eric

him that it was the only

how it was hers and

a moment

out the mishap? Why did you have to

play directed and acted by none other

planted around them. Otherwise, how could she have known that

for the necklace.