The Day I Kissed An Older Man

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?”
It was her boss, Richard Channing from when she was working as an intern at Alpha Enterprises.
Richard had gotten fatter. Corinne felt like she could feel oil squeezing out of his face when
Richard smiled.
“Corinne, it’s been quite some time since we last met.’
As a matter of fact, it was only a couple of days since she last worked at Alpha Enterprises.
‘Was Richard the one who sent me the text?’ she wandered.
In an attempt to find out, she asked, “Mister Richard, why are you here?”
Richard sat down cheerfully. “You don’t have to guess it anymore. I was the one who was looking
for you.”

Corinne picked up her coffee to take a sip. “So it was you who sent me that text after all.”
Richard nodded. “Yes, it’s me. I know about you and Mister Jeremy.”
She raised her eyebrow. “So?”
He smiled. “I’m not going to lie to you. I was fired because Mister Jeremy refused to cooperate in a new project with Alpha
Enterprises. I think you’re partly responsible for that.”
Corinne disagreed. “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 being accountable when I didn’t request you to prove my innocence?”
Richard was stunned. He did not know Corinne knew every detail that happened 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 my age now. I
have a family to feed-”
It was tiring for Corinne to hear Richard complaining, so she interrupted him, “Mister Richard, please get to the point!”
Since Corinne had said that, Richard quickly said his mind, “I saw you getting into Mister Jeremy’s car that day, and I saw you
eating with him again yesterday. So I know you must have a very ambiguous relationship with Mister Jeremy. I’m hoping you can
help me with a favor.”
This intrigued Corinne. She asked curiously, “How can I help you?”
Richard smiled impishly. “Your words should have some weight with Mister Jeremy. All you have to do is ask Mister Jeremy to
agree to collaborate with Alpha Enterprises. Mister Alfred will reinstate my position then!”
Finally, Corinne understood. “What if I refuse?”
Richard was very confident. He squinted and warned her, “I did some research and found out
Mister Jeremy had just married. What would you say if Mister Jeremy’s wife found out about you, Mister Jeremy’s lover? What do
you think it’s going to happen to you?”