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?"

Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the way

come to his

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

tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he could think

her emotions had

glanced at her indifferently before motioning to the receptionist to send him a box of tissues.

to show off her tears in front of the whole company. It was

reached his office, Jack

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

pitiful and wait for him to ask her why.

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

so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed as tears ran down

already engrossed himself on work

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 you care about

corner of his

Wasn't she the one who refused

in his heart, Jack

her head, hiding the flash 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

did you get it

did, but it's broken now. She threw it

purse and gazed at it. "I

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze. "Who took your

I happened to run into

didn't know why I took the wrong box after 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 it to me first, but she threw it on

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

Jack didn't say anything for a long time, Celine looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion.

must hate Rachel right

was absolutely no flaw

didn't know was that Jack had been

Eric had pictured

had told him that it was the only necklace around the

was protesting how

a moment of

you ask Eric when you found out

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

case, then that meant that the woman had spies planted around them. Otherwise,

confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't seem right