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

didn't she come to his office

her head immediately. "Jack," she stuttered out

would've hugged her tightly and comforted

emotions had no effect on

him a box of tissues. "Wipe your tears first," he

need to show off her tears

his office, Jack turned

I

him to ask her why. Once he did, she would tell him all about what Rachel had

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

so hard that she thought that her manicured nails

already engrossed himself on work that he didn't even

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

corner of his mouth

just ask her now? Wasn't she the

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

lowered her head, hiding the flash of viciousness in her eyes. "I bought a necklace yesterday, but they mixed it with another customer's stuff. So

you get it

it's broken now.

"I liked it

The necklace looked familiar.

in his gaze. "Who took

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

the bill. I just found out about it this morning. When I went to her to take it back, not only

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 have expected

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

must hate

there was absolutely no flaw in

didn't know was that

Eric had

it was the only necklace around

was protesting how it was hers and not

a moment of

found out the mishap? Why did you have to

entire problem was a play directed

that meant that the woman had spies planted around them. Otherwise, how could she have known that Eric would

the necklace. Everything didn't