The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 50

The next day, Corinne arrived at the coffee shop near Starry Bridge at 3 p.m. as she was told. The coffee shop had a simple and elegant design. It was very quiet. There were only a couple and a man with glasses busy working with his laptop in the shop.

After picking a place to sit down, she ordered a cup of coffee and a dessert. As she was enjoying her dessert, she started to monitor the people around her.

The couple looked like they were on a blind date as they politely asked about each other’s favorites and hobbies. There was nothing suspicious about them.

The man with the glasses was tapping nonstop on the keyboard, and his eyes never left the

screen.

Who sent her the text message? Could they not have arrived?

“Corinne!”

She looked up when she heard a familiar voice. “Mister Richard?”

boss, Richard Channing from when she was working as an intern at Alpha

Corinne felt like she could feel

Richard smiled.

time

a matter of fact, it was only a couple of days

Richard the one who sent me

she asked, “Mister Richard,

guess it anymore. I

for you.”

a sip. “So it was you who sent me that text after all.”

“Yes, it’s me. I know about you

raised her eyebrow. “So?”

was fired because Mister Jeremy refused to cooperate in a new project with Alpha

“I’m partly responsible? Did you get your facts right? From what I know, I was the innocent scapegoat when the company system was hacked because your relative, the girl called Zoey Firwood, played a game on the company’s computer. How dare you come find me

in the company after she got fired. As awkward as he could be, he coughed and said, “Ahem, ahem! It’s in the past. It doesn’t matter who’s responsible for that anymore. Hey, do you know how hard it is for me to be promoted to a managerial role? It’s very hard for me to find a good job at