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 Ric