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

come to his office

stuttered out as the tears ran down

hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words

emotions had no effect

the receptionist to send him a box of

show off her tears in front of the whole company.

reached his office, Jack turned to

bloodshot eyes. "Nothing. I just felt sad,

was to pretend to be so pitiful and wait for him to ask her why. Once

"In that case, you can sit in the meeting room to

pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed as

himself on work that he

word. Finally, she couldn't help but

the corner of his mouth

her now? Wasn't she

heart, Jack

the flash of viciousness in 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

did you get it

did, but it's broken now. She

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

The necklace looked familiar.

gaze. "Who

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

took the wrong box after I paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not

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

creasing in confusion. A part of her was satisfied

hate

absolutely no flaw in

was that Jack had been thinking of another

Eric had

it

how it was hers and not

a moment

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

a play directed and acted

the woman had spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could

confronted Rachel for the necklace.