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

she was staring at the fruits, Alfred said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years, and yet, he

touched when she heard

her fists and reminded herself not to be tricked by his display of affection.

was incredibly good at smooth-talking, so it would be easy for him to win

so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched and the night with him in his

the naïve young girl she used to be.

only 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. It would be hardly

chuckle. “Do you mind it that much? Are you certain that you

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

for her to take a seat as well. “You down and take

may sit

pursed her lips and

the coffee table in front of her. Upon flipping through the first few pages, she saw that they were all about

she had no reason to decline his offer

what Crystal taught

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

made it so complicated that she felt confused even though she

her appearance, he noticed that she

a young girl anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so carefree that she hardly worries about anything!

furrow between her eyebrows as she struggled to process the information.

a faint smile when

level of intellect, she could read through them all night

to the dining table and

when they used to date each other in the past. Back then, Melora would let him help her with everything, including eating, showering, and

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serve her.

them up, and served them

him a

worry; I didn’t spike them with

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

on a few chunks of the

at her from the side and saw

are some ingredients in the refrigerator. How about I make you a meal?”

tensed up when she heard

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

putting on an apron, paused when he heard

around to look at her as he

into complete silence.

tons of sweet memories in this place. This was the first time

took off his apron and

share. I’m sure you can tell that this amount

with me?” Melora asked in a

a conflicted look on his

he had never lowered

residence the other day

in Coldbridge ran into some trouble, which resulted in the deaths of

accidents, so there was no one who could tell him

choice but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was top-secret and had