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 she bowed her head

come

"Jack," she stuttered out

still together, he would've hugged her tightly and comforted her with all the sweet words he could think

now, her emotions had no effect

her indifferently before motioning to the receptionist to send him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first,"

her tears in front of the

his office, Jack

I just felt sad, so I came

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

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

thought that her manicured nails had broken. She sniffled and sighed as tears ran down her flushed

himself on work that

a word. Finally, she couldn't help but snap, "Aren't you going to ask me what had happened? Don't you care

corner of his

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

annoyance in his heart, Jack tried again, "Then

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 to take my necklace back, I didn't expect to

did you get it

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

purse and gazed at it. "I liked it very much," she murmured. "How could she say such a

The necklace looked familiar.

his gaze. "Who took your

happened to run into Eric. I heard that he bought something

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 only didn't she return it to me first, but she threw it

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

see his forehead creasing in confusion. A

must hate

absolutely no flaw in

was that Jack had been

Eric had pictured

that it was the

Celine was protesting how it was hers

moment

ask Eric when you found out the

play

spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she

the woman just confronted Rachel for the necklace. Everything didn't seem