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

she come to

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

they were still together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he

had no effect on

the receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe

no need to show off her tears in front of the

Jack turned

her head, displaying her bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just

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

that case, you can sit

seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had

engrossed himself on work that he

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

frowned and the corner of

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

heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell me. What

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

did you

now. She threw it onto

purse and gazed at it. "I liked it very much," she murmured. "How could she say such

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze. "Who took your

yesterday to buy the necklace, and I happened to run

I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not only didn't she return

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 a

looked up to see his forehead creasing in

hate Rachel

was absolutely no flaw in

didn't know was that Jack had been thinking

that Eric had

told him that it was

was protesting how it was hers

moment

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

entire problem was a play directed and acted

meant that the woman had spies planted around them.

the woman just confronted Rachel for the necklace.