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?"

stood in front of Celine. He couldn't help but feel strange at the way she

she come

immediately. "Jack," she stuttered

would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he

emotions had no effect

to send him a box of

need to show off her tears in front of the whole

office, Jack

"Nothing. I just felt sad,

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

case, you

her breath, Celine's face changed momentarily. She pinched the leather seat so hard that she thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed

engrossed himself on work

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

the corner of his mouth

just ask her now? Wasn't she the one

in his heart, Jack tried again,

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

did you

did, but it's broken now. She threw

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

The necklace looked familiar.

flashed in his gaze.

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

after I paid the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her

Trying to contain herself, she bit her lower lip and continued, "She said that my things were dirty

creasing in confusion. A part

hate Rachel right

was absolutely no flaw

she didn't know was that Jack had

remembered that Eric had pictured the

him that it was the

how it was hers and not

moment

out the mishap? Why did you have to go to

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

planted around them. Otherwise, how could she have

confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything