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?"

couldn't help but feel strange at the way she bowed her head so

didn't she come to

she stuttered out as the tears

would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet

had no effect on

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

tears in front of the

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

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

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

door. "In that case, you

changed momentarily. She pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and

engrossed himself on work that he didn't

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

frowned and the corner of

ask her now? Wasn't she the one

his heart, Jack

"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 to be so

did you get

but it's broken now. She threw

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

The necklace looked familiar.

in his gaze. "Who took

buy the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric. I heard that he

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

my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but I didn't! How could I have expected such

looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied

must hate Rachel

all, there was absolutely no flaw

she didn't know was that Jack had been thinking

remembered that Eric had pictured the

that it was

Celine was protesting how

a moment

Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you have to

was a play directed and acted by none other than Celine

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

for the necklace. Everything didn't