Chapter 162 Distracted From Work

Jack had asked Michael to take his cat back.

Michael had mentioned how the cat would keep scratching the door while screaming at midnight.

He had been on the verge of breaking down. Jack had asked him why he had decided to raise a cat. Michael had told him that the cat was a woman's and he was courting her.

She had been out of town on a business trip, so Michael had offered to take care of the cat for her.

Jack had chuckled at his idiotic friend's plight.

Rachel burst out in laughter after hearing Jack's comment. She was laughing so heartily that he could not help but stare at how beautiful she looked when she was laughing.

"Is it so funny?" Jack asked.

Rachel imagined how furious Michael got every time the cat would scratch at his door while he was peacefully drifting into sleep.

"No, it's not. I think the cat is really cute," she said while she was ironically trying to hide her laughter.

"Wait a minute. Rachel, do you like cats?" Jack interrupted.

Of course, Rachel didn't particularly like cats.

She just said that because of how Jack had been describing the cat. But she never said that she had no interest in raising pets.

She only said that cats were cute because she wanted to see how Jack would react. It was the perfect setup to trick him and see how far he would go.

Rachel tilted her head and acted like she was thinking about it. She even made the "Hmm" sound, to make it more believable.

"Rachel, please don't tell me you like cats too," said Jack.

"Maybe, what about you?"

Jack's smile immediately turned into a frown. When it dawned on him that Rachel might r

y and restless.

After following Jack to his office, Austin thought about raising his concern but ultimately decided against it.

Jack noticed the look on Austin's face and said, "If you have something to say, say it."

Jack and Austin had worked together for several years now. He knew Austin well enough to know when he had something on his mind, and he respected his opinion.

"Mr. Fu,"

Austin stuttered and changed his words. "Jack, recently you've been so..." He clammed up again.

No matter how close their relationship were, Jack was still his superior and he was his secretary. So it was improper to question or criticize Jack.

Knowing that Austin probably couldn't say it directly, Jack figured out what Austin wanted to discuss. It was about what happened during the meeting.

If he were an employee, his boss would criticize him for how he acted during such an important meeting.

"Today was just...an accident. It won't happen again," he sighed.

"Boss, it wasn't just today." Austin was hesitant to continue the rest of his sentence at first, but since he had already said it, perhaps it was best to say it straight. "You haven't been performing well recently. There're tons of work that are getting delayed. Haven't you noticed it?"

Jack was left speechless. Even if he wanted to defend himself, Austin was right. He had been neglected his duties and responsibilities.

It had been a long time since a blunder like this happened.

Back then, his work ethics wasn't the problem. It was the way he behaved in front of his employees.

"I'm gonna be more careful next time," Jack said sincerely.