The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

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.

Zoey, like Corinne, was still midway through their 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 work and effort just to try and get into the company.

which was due in no small part to her excellent grades. On the other hand, rumor had it

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

connecting the dots, Corinne could form a rough idea of what transpired.

…

Zoey’s voice from within. It sounded like

be fixed eventually! This is all Corinne’s

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

it open. “You wanted

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 you have right now?”

explained in a kind manner, “I’m sorry, sir. I got married yesterday, and I’m

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 came late today, and after that, you played

seemed to have been very obedient. “I don’t have a lot of experience in marriage. It is my first time, after all.

Zoey could not stand to

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

the door of the office swung open.

door with another imposing-looking man. They had come just in time to hear what Corinne last said to Richard.

other than Jeremy,

soon as he saw the two men at the door, he stood up in a jolt and nodded at them

filled with little hearts the moment she laid eyes on the

casually turned her head to look at them. ‘That weird old man again? Why is he everywhere?’ Corinne gasped in stupefaction when

Alpha Enterprises, asked with a serious expression, “What were you arguing about earlier, Richard?

“Mister Alfred, our company’s new intern played computer games during work hours, which then led to our systems becoming invaded

“What? Why is she still

his head at once. “No! Of course

of Zoey’s lips curled

as cold as ever as his gaze skirted indifferently across Corinne without lingering for too long. He acted as if they were complete strangers and said icily, “Mister Alfred, it seems that I came at an inappropriate time today. We should reschedule if that’s the case.”

felt incredibly dismayed. He had put in tremendous effort to invite someone of Jeremy’s stature, and the