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.

a large number

the internship after receiving a letter of recommendation from the principal of New Capital University, which was due in no small part to her excellent grades. On the other hand, rumor had

position left that year in Alpha Enterprises’ permanent employee quota, the battle

Corinne could form a

…

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

fixed eventually! This is all Corinne’s fault for playing

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

and pushed it open. “You wanted

yelled, “Finally caring to show up? Are you supposed to clock in for work this late? You didn’t give

manner, “I’m sorry, sir. I got

is the first time I’ve seen an employee who does whatever they want

obedient. “I don’t have a lot of experience in marriage. It is my first time, after all. I promise I’ll apply for leave next

Zoey could not stand to hear the

reason, just say so. The cheek of you to use ‘marriage’ as an excuse!

door of

with another imposing-looking man.

who came with Alfred was none other than Jeremy, and he narrowed his charming eyes

stood up in a jolt and nodded at them before bowing to greet

her eyes were filled with little hearts the moment she laid

was spacing out, so she casually turned her head to look at them. ‘That weird old man

of Alpha Enterprises, asked with a serious expression, “What were you arguing about earlier, Richard? Did I hear something about the company’s computer system crashing? What’s

pointed at Corinne and explained, “Mister Alfred, our company’s new intern played computer games during work hours, which then led to our systems becoming invaded by

Alfred asked, “What? Why is she still around

once. “No! Of course not, Mister Alfred!

corners of Zoey’s lips

for too long. He acted as if they were complete strangers and said icily, “Mister Alfred,