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 strange

come to

she stuttered out as the tears ran down

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

emotions had no

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

need to show off her tears in front

his office, Jack turned

"Nothing. I just felt sad, so I

and wait for him to ask her why. Once he did, she would tell him all

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

she thought that

himself on work that he

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

and the corner of

he just ask her now? Wasn't she

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

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 my necklace back, I didn't expect

did you

broken now. She threw it onto the

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

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze. "Who took

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

I 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

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

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

hate Rachel

all, there was absolutely no flaw

didn't know was that Jack

Eric

that it

now, Celine was protesting how it

moment of

Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you

that this entire problem was a play directed and acted

around them. Otherwise, how could she have

for the necklace. Everything didn't seem right