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?"

but feel strange at the

she come

immediately. "Jack," she stuttered

tightly and comforted her with all

now, her emotions had no

glanced at her indifferently before motioning to the receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he ordered. "Then come with

off her tears in front of the whole company.

they reached his office, Jack turned to

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

him to ask her why. Once he

case, you can sit in the meeting room to calm

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

engrossed himself on work that he

waited for 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

frowned and the corner

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

to suppress the annoyance in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then tell me.

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

now. She

took out the necklace from her purse and gazed at it. "I liked it very much,"

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze. "Who

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

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 return it to me first, but she threw it on the floor

off as she 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 could I

looked up to see his forehead creasing

hate Rachel right

absolutely no flaw

didn't know was that Jack

remembered that Eric had

told him that it

protesting how it

a moment

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

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

had spies planted around them.

the necklace. Everything didn't