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

didn't she come to his office

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

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

emotions had no effect

box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered. "Then come with

was no need to show off her tears in front

his office, Jack turned to

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

for him to ask her why. Once he did, she would

that case, you

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

had already engrossed himself on work that he didn't

word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going

corner

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

the annoyance in his heart,

of viciousness in her eyes. "I bought a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I took the wrong one. Today, when I went to take

you get it

now. She threw

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

The necklace looked familiar.

in his gaze. "Who took your

and I happened to run into

about 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

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

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

hate Rachel right

there was absolutely

that Jack

remembered that Eric had pictured

it was the only necklace around

now, Celine was protesting how

moment of

you found out the mishap? Why did you have to

problem was a play directed and

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

woman just confronted Rachel for the