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

she come to his

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

still together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the

emotions had no effect

box of

tears in front

office, Jack turned to

"Nothing. I

plan was to pretend to be so pitiful and wait for him to ask her

that case, you

hard that she thought that her manicured

had already engrossed himself on

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

corner

now? Wasn't she

his heart, Jack

necklace yesterday, but they mixed it 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

did you get it

but it's broken now. She

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

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze. "Who

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

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

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!

creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied of the

hate Rachel

all, there was absolutely no flaw in her

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

remembered that Eric had pictured

had told him that it was the only necklace around the

how

a moment

ask Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you

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

spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she

woman just confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't seem