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?"

He couldn't help but feel strange at

she come to

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

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

now, her emotions had no effect on

glanced at her indifferently before motioning to the receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered. "Then come with me

need to show off her tears in

his office, Jack turned to her. "What's

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

wait for him to ask her why. Once he

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

the leather seat so hard that she thought that

already engrossed himself on work that he

but he didn't say a word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going to ask me what had

corner of his

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

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

you get

broken now.

and gazed at it. "I liked it very much," she murmured. "How

The necklace looked familiar.

in his gaze.

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

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

bit her lower lip and continued, "She said that my

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

must hate Rachel

absolutely no flaw in her

she didn't know was that Jack

Eric

him that it

was protesting how it was hers and

a moment of

asked, "Why didn't you ask Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you have to go

problem was a play directed and acted by none other than

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

Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't seem right