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?"

couldn't help but feel strange at the way she bowed

she come

stuttered out as the tears

her tightly and comforted her with all

her emotions had no effect on

receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears

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

reached his office, Jack

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

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

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

pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails

had already engrossed himself on work that he didn't even

but 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 you

the corner of his mouth

her now? Wasn't she the one who refused to tell

his heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell

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

you

did, but it's broken now. She threw it onto

gazed at it. "I

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze.

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

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

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 could I have

didn't say anything for a long time, Celine looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A

hate

all, there was absolutely no

was that

that Eric had

it was the

how it was hers and

moment

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

was a play directed and acted by none

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

for the necklace.