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 his

"Jack," she stuttered out

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

emotions had no effect on

to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered.

off her tears in front of

reached his office, Jack turned to

her bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just

so pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once he did, she

"In that case, you

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

engrossed himself on work that he

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

corner of his

her now? Wasn't she the one who

annoyance in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell

customer's stuff. So I took the wrong one. Today, when I went to take my

did you get

did, but it's broken now. She threw

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

The necklace looked familiar.

in his gaze. "Who

the mall yesterday to buy the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric.

I took the wrong box after I paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to

she bit her lower lip and continued, "She said that my things were dirty and I set her up on

up to see his forehead creasing

hate

all, there was absolutely no flaw in

didn't know was that Jack had

that Eric had pictured

him that it was the only necklace

how it

a moment

Eric when you found out

that this entire problem was a play directed and acted by none other than Celine

around them. Otherwise, how could she have known that Eric would buy something

just confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't seem right about