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.

fruits that had been washed and laid out on

had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years,

when she heard that.

her fists and reminded herself not to be tricked by his

good at smooth-talking, so it would be easy for him to win her heart

so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched and the night

she was no longer the naïve young girl she used to be.

with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone else. It would be hardly appropriate for me to remain in this messy relationship with you!”

you mind it that much? Are you certain that you won’t marry anyone

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

then sat down on the couch and motioned for her to take a seat as well. “You down and take a look at these

may sit

lips and did as

front of her. Upon flipping through the first

no reason

was what Crystal taught

after a man’s money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal

she felt confused even though she was an elite student

noticed that she had gotten slightly chubbier lately.

isn’t a young girl anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s

between her eyebrows as she struggled to process the information.

faint smile when he

them all night and

that in mind, he walked up to the dining table and grabbed some

to date each other in the past. Back then, Melora would let him help her with

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serve her.

cut them up, and served them to her on

simply shot him a glance without saying

spike them with

very little on her date at the fancy restaurant, so he

few chunks of

heart melt when he stared at her from the side and saw how cute

How about I make you a meal?” Alfred suggested.

visibly tensed up when she

before is in the past, Mr. Lodge. Berthold is the only connection that

was putting on an apron, paused when he heard that.

at her as he asked, “What if I want

into complete

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

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

personal assets. I am leaving you with assets that the Lodge family is unable to share. I’m sure you can tell that

with me?” Melora asked in a somewhat stiff

on his face

he had never lowered

knees at the Miller residence the other day because he

trouble, which resulted in the deaths of two

so there

Alfred had no choice but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was