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?"

but feel

didn't she come to his

raise her head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out

would've hugged her tightly and

had

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

to show off her tears in front

Jack turned

eyes. "Nothing. I just felt sad, so I came here to

original plan was to pretend to be so pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once he did,

Jack motioned to the door. "In that case, you can sit in the meeting room to calm yourself

that she thought

had already engrossed himself on work

waited for a long time, but he didn't say a word. Finally, she couldn't help

and the corner of his mouth

Wasn't she the one

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

bought a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I

you get it

now. She threw it onto the

and gazed at it. "I liked it

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze. "Who took your

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

paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not only didn't she return it to

off 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 I didn't!

Celine looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A

must hate

absolutely

know was that

that Eric had pictured the

that it was the

Celine was protesting how

a moment

when you found out the mishap?

entire problem was a play directed and acted by none other

that 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 right