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

she come to his

head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out as the tears ran down

tightly and comforted her with all

had no effect on

him a box of tissues. "Wipe your

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

Jack

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

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

that case, you can sit

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 her flushed

himself on work that he didn't

a long time, 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 care about

frowned and the corner of his mouth

Wasn't she the

his heart, Jack

but they mixed it with another customer's stuff.

did you

it's broken now. She

it. "I liked it very much," she murmured. "How

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze. "Who

necklace, and I happened to

after 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

her lower lip and continued, "She said that my things

looked up to see his forehead creasing in confusion. A part of her was

must hate Rachel

there was absolutely no flaw

didn't know was that Jack had been thinking of

Eric had

him that it was the only necklace

was protesting how

moment

you ask Eric when you found out the mishap? Why did you have to go to Rachel

play directed and acted by

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

woman just confronted Rachel for the