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?"

stood in front of Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the

come to his office

she stuttered out as the tears ran

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

had no effect

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

need to show off her tears in front of the whole

office, Jack turned

"Nothing. I

him to ask her why. Once he

to the door. "In that case, you can sit in the meeting

thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed as

already engrossed himself on work

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

the corner of

ask her now? Wasn't she the

suppress the annoyance in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell me.

head, hiding the flash 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 so

you get

broken now. She threw

gazed at it. "I liked it very much,"

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze. "Who

I happened to run into Eric.

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

said that my things were dirty and I set her up on purpose, but

see his forehead creasing in

must hate Rachel

absolutely no flaw in

didn't know was that Jack had

that Eric had

had told him that it was the only

protesting how it was hers and not

a moment

when you found out the mishap? Why did you have

entire problem was a play

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

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