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

she come

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

together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the

her emotions had no

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

show off her tears in

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

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

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

that case, you can sit in the meeting room to calm yourself

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

himself on

a long time, but he didn't say a word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't

frowned and the corner of his mouth

he just ask her now? Wasn't she the one who

in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell

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, when I went to take my necklace back, I didn't expect to be

you get

broken now. She threw it onto

the necklace from her purse and gazed at it. "I liked it very much," she murmured. "How could she say

The necklace looked familiar.

in his gaze. "Who took

the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric. I

about it this morning. When I went to her to take

Trying to contain herself, she bit her lower lip and continued, "She said that my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but I didn't!

to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied of the fact

hate Rachel

all, there was absolutely no flaw

she didn't know was that Jack

remembered that Eric had

had told him that it was the only necklace around

now, Celine was protesting how it was hers and not

moment

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

suspected that this entire problem was a play directed and acted by none

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

the necklace.