The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 8

The phone call ended abruptly, with Ellinor barely having time to ask anything before hearing the busy tone. She had no clothes to wear, and all she found in the closet were the weird guy’s clothes.

She put on a random men’s white T–shirt, which hung down to her knees like an oversized casual dress. It didn’t look too out of place. Then, Ellinor rushed out the door.

At Nexus Industries.

Ellinor was clocking in at the front door when Gemma, who had a head full of troubles, rushed out to find her.

“Ellinor, finally, you’re here! The manager wants you in his office ASAP, brace yourself….”

“The manager wants me?”

Ellinor rarely saw Gemma this anxious, “What on earth happened?”

Gemma looked around to make sure no one was listening and then whispered to Ellinor, “All the company’s computers have been attacked by a virus. The system is completely paralyzed, all the important internal files have been lost….”

Ellinor frowned, “What’s that got to do with me? If there’s a problem with the computers, they should call the tech guys.”

Gemma said worriedly, “The tech guys are on it! The point is, Debby told the manager that it was because you downloaded a game on the company computer, causing all the computers to get infected! And today, the boss invited an important client to check out our new project. The presentation of the

project we’ve worked so hard on can’t be pulled up now. The manager is furious. He’s definitely going to blame you!”

Debby? The company’s nepotism kid! She and Ellinor were both still in their internships.

Nexus Industries was a Fortune 500 company, with many outstanding students wanting to join every year. Ellinor got here through the recommendation of the president of Creston University due to her excellent grades, while Debby, was said to be the manager’s relative..

There was only one official employee spot in the company this year, and it would be between her and Debby.

Ellinor had a rough idea of what was going on.

Before Ellinor knocked on the manager’s office door, she heard Debby inside trying to calm the manager down.

“Don’t worry, the computers will be fixed! It’s all Ellinor’s fault, playing games during work hours….”

Morgan angrily said, “Where the hell is that damn Ellinor? Why isn’t she here yet?”

Ellinor knocked on the door and pushed it open. “Manager, you wanted to see me?”

As soon as Morgan saw her, he started yelling. “Ellinor, so you finally decided to show up? On a workday, you come to work at this time? You took a day off without a reason yesterday. Is this your work ethic?”

Ellinor walked in and politely explained, “I’m sorry, I got married yesterday, and I ran into some trouble this morning, so I’m a bit late.”

Morgan found Ellinor’s excuse laughable, “Married? Even if you really were getting married, don’t you know to ask for leave? Do you think this is your house? Come and go as you please, be late if you want to, play games if you want to!”

Ellinor replied, “This is my first time getting married, and I have no experience. I will ask for leave in advance next time.” Debby just couldn’t stand it anymore.

“Ellinor, you’re shameless. Skip work, and you even use marriage as an excuse. This is just a ridiculous excuse!”

At this point, the office door was open.

The company’s CEO Joseph and a formidable man were standing at the door, just in time to hear Ellinor’s reply to Morgan. Theo squinted slightly.

Morgan was about to continue scolding Ellinor when he saw the two men at the door, he quickly stood up and went to greet them with a big smile.

“Oh! Mr. Joseph, when did you and Mr. Blanchet arrive, please come in….”

Debby took the opportunity to look over, when she saw the handsome and chic man next to Joseph, she was immediately ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

smitten

Ellinor didn’t care too much, she just glanced over, and then her eyes widened!

That weird guy? Why did she see him everywhere!

The company’s CEO Joseph asked seriously, “Morgan, what were you guys arguing about just now? I heard that the company’s system is completely paralyzed, what’s going on?”

Morgan, sweating profusely, pointed at Ellinor and said, “…Joseph, it’s the new intern. She was playing games during work hours, leading to the company’s system being invaded by a virus, the tech department is currently fixing it urgently….”

Joseph angrily said, “What? Why are you still keeping an intern like this, are you planning to hire her officially?!”

Morgan quickly shook his head, “No! Joseph, I’m going to fire her right away!”

Debby smirked smugly. Theo glanced at Ellinor with a cold look, not lingering. Just like he never knew her, he said coldly, “Joseph, it seems I picked the wrong time to come, so let’s do this another day!”

“Mr. Blanchet, I’m really sorry to let you see this…”

Joseph felt very guilty, he knew it would be even harder to invite Mr. Blanchet again.

At this point, Ellinor saw Gemma anxiously peering in from the office door. She suddenly remembered that this new project was Gemma’s first time leading a team independently. If this project failed, she could never get a chance to take on important tasks again. Gemma had always taken good care of her during her internship.

“Mr. Blanchet!” Ellinor suddenly spoke up.

Theo, who had already turned around, stopped.

Ellinor walked up to him, “Mr. Blanchet, I know your time is precious, but since you’re here, you should do something. Otherwise, missing out on a good project would truly be a waste of time!”

Theo looked at her, “It seems you don’t have anything to show me right now.”

Ellinor confidently stated, “Just give me a coffee break, and I can get the new project’s PPT presentation in front of Mr.

Blanchet!”

Joseph and Morgan looked at Ellinor in disbelief. Debby rolled her eyes contemptuously. All the tech experts were scrambling to solve the problem, and yet there was Ellinor, talking big about how she could fix it.

Was she just blowing smoke? Was this her attempt to make up for her previous screw–ups?

After a two–second pause, a hint of interest showed on Theo’s poker face. “Young lady, you have a strong fighting spirit. Joseph, since I am here and feeling a bit parched, let’s have a cup of coffee before I go!”

Snapping back to reality, Joseph immediately ordered, “What are you waiting for? Go make Mr. Blanchet a coffee!”

“Roger that!”

Seizing the opportunity to interact with Theo, Debby rushed off to make the coffee.

Ellinor returned to her desk and plugged a USB into her computer.

Gemma walked over curiously and asked, “Ellinor, what are you doing? Do you actually know how to fix a computer?”

Focused on the screen, Ellinor replied while clicking her mouse, “I’m installing an antivirus software.”

Gemma sighed in disappointment, “Ellinor, that’s useless. The tech guys said the company was targeted by a hacker. Antivirus software won’t do a thing.”

Lifting her head slightly, Ellinor gave Gemma a faint smile, “Let’s just give it a shot. Who knows, miracles do happen.”