The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 8

Joanna hung up in such a hurry that Corinne was left listening to the dial tone before she could even ask anything.

Since she was still wrapped in a towel, she opened the closet to see if there were any clothes she could wear. Unfortunately, however, it was filled only with Jeremy’s clothes. With few choices available, she grabbed a random white T-shirt and put it on before hurrying out the door.

Jeremy’s T-shirts were sufficiently big for her that the hem reached down to her knees. It was the perfect size to be styled like one of those oversized casual shirt-dresses.

…

Upon reaching Alpha Enterprises, Corinne swiped her access card at the door, and Joanna—who seemed particularly agitated—ran out to find her.

“Corinne, you’re finally here! The manager wants you to go to his office immediately! You need to prepare yourself. Well, mentally, at least.”

“The manager is looking for me?”

It was rare to see Joanna looking so nervous.

“What happened?”

Joanna glanced left and right, making sure that no one was around. She then whispered to Corinne, “The company’s computers were all infected with a virus, and the system has crashed completely! All of the company’s important files were lost…”

Corinne frowned. “And what does that have to do with me? They should be calling a technician to fix it if the computer’s broken.”

Joanna was evidently anxious. “The technicians are doing their best to repair it. The point is, Zoey reportedly told the manager that the virus came from your computer after you downloaded a game using the company computer.

“To make things worse, the boss invited some big shots to take a look at the company’s new project today, but it’s impossible to recover the presentation file that our department has worked so hard on. The entire situation left the manager fuming, and he’ll definitely blame you right now!”

‘Zoey? Zoey Firwood? The one whom everyone says has inside connections in the company?’ Corinne thought.

internship period. Their company, Alpha Enterprises, made the international top 500 list of companies. Annually, a large number of high-achieving students put in a tremendous amount of hard

due in no small part

year in Alpha Enterprises’ permanent employee quota, the battle

form

…

Corinne knocked on the door of the manager’s office, she heard Zoey’s voice from within. It sounded like Zoey was trying to persuade the manager to

The computers will be fixed eventually! This is all Corinne’s fault for

Channing, said angrily, “Where is that blasted Corinne? Why isn’t she here

door and pushed it open.

yelled, “Finally caring to show up? Are you supposed to clock in for work this late? You didn’t give any reasons for your absence from work yesterday either! What kind of work ethic do

sorry, sir. I got

ridiculous excuse. “You got married? Well, assuming you did, couldn’t you have applied for leave? What do you take the company for? Your own home? This is the first time I’ve seen an employee who does whatever they want at work! First, you were absent, then you

seemed to have been very obedient. “I don’t have a lot of experience in marriage.

while Zoey could not stand to hear the conversation

downright shameless, Corinne. If you were absent without a reason, just say so. The cheek of you

door

the door with another imposing-looking man. They had come

none other than

a jolt and nodded at them before bowing to greet them. “Ah!

filled with little hearts the moment she laid eyes on the handsome,

spacing out, so she casually turned her head to look at them. ‘That weird old man again? Why is he everywhere?’ Corinne gasped in

the owner of Alpha Enterprises, asked with a serious expression, “What were you arguing about earlier, Richard? Did I hear something

Alfred, our company’s new intern played computer games during work hours, which then led to our systems becoming invaded by a virus.

she still

shook his head at once. “No! Of course not,

of Zoey’s lips curled

He acted as if they were complete strangers and