Crystal's One Night of Love

Alfred got out of the car first and helped open the car door for her.

Melora’s fair and smooth neck was tensed up so much that he could see her veins bulging underneath the skin.

Alfred remained extremely patient as he waited for her to get out of the car.

Eventually, Melora stepped out of the car and walked past him without even a glance.

Her slender figure cast a long shadow under the dim lighting of the street lamps.

The leaves were starting to fall even though autumn had only just begun.

Alfred quickly closed the car door, ran up to her, and grabbed her wrist before pulling her into his embrace.

It was unclear if he failed to restrain himself due to the beautiful scenery around them or because of the silent night, but he definitely broke his promise of maintaining a distance.

With one hand cupping the back of her head, he pinned her body against the trunk of a tree and kissed her so aggressively that she could barely breathe.

“Let go of me, Alfred!”

Melora struggled while pushing against his shoulders with all her might, but she was unable to shove him off.

It wasn’t long before the scent of tobacco filled her nose and mouth.

His scent was all around her.

Despite how clean Alfred looked on the outside, she knew that his faint scent would linger on a person for a really long time.

After what seemed like forever, he stopped his aggressive kissing and loosened his grip on her.

What greeted his handsome face a second later was a hard slap that echoed throughout the silence of the night.

On top of being a womanizer, Alfred was also known for his bad temper.

All the women he had been with knew better than to talk back to him, let alone slap him.

Melora was the only one who dared hit him with all her might.

With reddened eyes, she looked the other way and shouted angrily, “You have no right to kiss me, Alfred! Who do you take me for? Did you bring me here just to have me continue being your mistress?”

Alfred touched the roof of his mouth with his tongue and realized it was bleeding.

My goodness! She sure packs a punch!

“I’m sorry! I couldn’t help it!” he apologized while staring deeply into her eyes.

It had been a long time since Alfred got intimate with her. He knew that his body clearly desired her. Even after all those years, he had yet to forget the intimate moments they used to have.

Of course, Alfred knew that he had crossed the line with that kiss and stopped himself from making any more advances.

“Let’s head upstairs. I have a document that requires your signature.”

Since they had a child, Melora feared he would try to fight for custody of her son. After hesitating for a bit

“ever, she reluctantly agreed to go upstairs with him anyway.

They soon entered his condominium unit, which looked as luxurious as it used to.

On top of that, the place had clearly been well taken care of.

laid out on

prepare those. It has been. so many years, and

when she

and reminded herself not to be tricked by his display

smooth-talking, so it would be easy for him to

hurt her so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched and

no longer the naïve young girl she used

came here to talk to you about Berthold, Mr. Lodge. Let’s get this conversation over with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone else.

out a chuckle. “Do you mind it that much? Are you certain that you won’t marry

look in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when he didn’t get

couch and motioned for her to take a seat as well.

may sit

lips and

documents laid out on the coffee table in front of her. Upon flipping through the first few pages, she saw that they

Berthold was their child, she had no reason to decline his offer to pay child support.

what Crystal taught her.

money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal lots of checks after they broke up, each worth more money than the

that she felt confused

he noticed that she had

her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so carefree that she hardly

had a little furrow between her eyebrows as she struggled to process the information. on the documents.

faint smile when

of intellect, she could read through them all

up to the dining table and grabbed

in the past. Back then, Melora would let him help her with everything, including eating, showering, and getting dressed. Even though Alfred could no longer do any of those, he still felt a

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serve her.

them up, and served them to her on a plate.

a glance without saying anything.

didn’t spike them with anything,” Alfred said.

the fancy

of the

her from the side and saw

in the refrigerator. How about I make you a meal?” Alfred

visibly tensed up when she heard that.

we had going on between us before is in the past, Mr. Lodge. Berthold is the only connection that we have remaining. There’s no need for you to keep acting as though we’re

who was putting on an apron,

at her as he

fell into complete silence.

created tons of sweet memories in this place. This was the first time they had stared coldly at each other in this

truth to her, Alfred took off his apron and returned to

with assets that the Lodge family is unable to share. I’m sure you

back together with me?” Melora asked in a somewhat stiff voice.

on his face when

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor asked anyone for anything.

he got on his knees at the Miller residence the

trouble, which resulted in the

them had died in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was no

take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was