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 the way she bowed her head

she come to his office

"Jack," she stuttered out as the tears ran

still together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted

now, her emotions had

him a box of tissues. "Wipe

need to show off her tears in front of the whole company. It

Jack

her bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just felt sad,

ask her why. Once he did, she would tell him all

that case, you can sit

changed momentarily. She pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured

himself on work

he didn't say a word. 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

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

the flash of viciousness in her eyes. "I bought a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So I

did you

it's broken now. She threw

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

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze.

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

about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not only didn't she return it

sobbed. 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! How

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

must hate Rachel right

was absolutely no flaw

what she didn't know was that Jack had been thinking of another

that Eric had

told him that it

now, Celine was protesting how it

a moment of

"Why didn't you ask Eric when you found out the mishap?

a play

spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she

Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't