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?"

of Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the way she bowed her head

come to

raise her head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out

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

her emotions had no effect on

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

her tears in

reached his office, Jack turned

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

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

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

her breath, Celine's face changed momentarily. She pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that

had already engrossed himself on work

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

frowned and the corner

her now? Wasn't she the one who refused

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

eyes. "I bought a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I took the wrong one. Today, when

did you get it

but it's broken now. She threw

at it. "I

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze. "Who

the necklace, and I happened to run into Eric. I heard that he

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

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

long time, Celine looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part

hate Rachel

absolutely

know was that Jack

remembered that Eric had

told him that it was the only necklace around the

now, Celine was protesting how it was hers and not

a moment

out the mishap?

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

had spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she have known that Eric

confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything