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?"

stood in front of Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the way she

didn't she come to

didn't raise her head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out as the tears ran down

were still together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted

had no effect

the receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered. "Then come with me to

no need to show off her tears in front of the whole company. It was

they reached his office, Jack

bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just felt sad, so I

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

to the door. "In that case, you can sit in

that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed

engrossed himself on work that he

for a long time, but he didn't say a word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going to ask

corner of his mouth

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

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

a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I took the wrong one. Today, when

you

but it's broken now. She threw it onto the

necklace from her purse and gazed at it. "I

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze.

to the mall yesterday to buy the necklace, and I happened

went to her to take it back, not only didn't she return it

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

see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part

must hate

was absolutely

know was that Jack had been thinking of another

Eric

it

was protesting how it

a moment

out the mishap?

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

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

for the necklace. Everything didn't seem