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?"

feel strange at the

she come

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

tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he could

her emotions had no effect on

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

her tears

they reached his office, Jack turned

"Nothing. I just felt sad, so I came

ask her why. Once he did, she would tell him all about what Rachel had

that case, you

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

had already engrossed himself on work that he didn't

she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you

frowned and the corner of his mouth

she the one who refused to tell

the annoyance in his heart,

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,

did you get it

now. She threw it

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

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze.

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

paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not only

her lower lip and continued, "She said that my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but I didn't! How

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

hate

was absolutely no flaw in

know was that

remembered that Eric had pictured

told him that it was

protesting how it was hers

moment

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

play directed and

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

the woman just confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't