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?"

help but feel strange at the way

didn't she come to

stuttered out as the tears

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

her emotions had

send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered. "Then come with me to my

was no need to show off her tears in front of the whole company.

they reached his office, Jack

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

plan was to pretend to be so pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once he did, she would tell him

"In that case, you can

face 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 down

already engrossed himself on work

Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going to ask me what had happened? Don't

and the corner of his mouth

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

suppress the annoyance in his heart, Jack

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

did you

it's broken now.

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

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze.

mall yesterday to buy the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric. I heard that he bought something for

this morning. When I went to her

off as she sobbed. Trying to contain herself, she bit her lower lip and continued, "She said that my

creasing in confusion. A part

hate Rachel right

all, there was absolutely

was that

remembered that Eric had

told him that it

Celine was protesting how it was hers and

a moment

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

entire problem was a play directed and acted by

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

confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything