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.

been washed and laid out on the dining table, all of which were her

those. It has been. so many years, and

when she

reminded herself not to be tricked by his display of

so it would be easy for him to win her heart

before, she probably would have

was no longer the naïve young girl she

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 appropriate for

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

in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when he didn’t get a reply from her.

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

may sit

pursed her lips and did

front of her. Upon flipping through the

their child, she had no reason

Crystal

Melora that she should go after a man’s money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal lots of checks after they broke up, each worth more money than

made it so complicated that she felt confused even though she was an elite student

her appearance, he noticed that she had

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

she struggled to process the information. on

into a faint smile when he

she could read through them all night and still not understand the

up to the dining

to date each other in the past. Back then, Melora would let him help her with everything, including eating, showering, and getting dressed. Even though Alfred

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serve her.

them up, and served them to her

simply shot him a glance without

them with

very little on her date at the fancy restaurant, so he figured the food was not to her liking.

munched on a few chunks of the fruits he

side and saw how cute she looked with her

about I make you a meal?”

when she

softly, “Whatever we had going on between us before is in the past, Mr. Lodge. Berthold is the only

was putting on an apron, paused when he heard

then turned around to look at her as he asked, “What if I

into complete

this place. This was the first time they had stared coldly at each other

took off his apron and returned to the couch.

you’re holding in your hands is a huge portion of my personal assets. I am leaving you with assets that the Lodge family is unable to share. I’m sure you can tell that this amount of money is far more than regular child support. Stop calling me ‘Mr.

back together with me?” Melora asked in a somewhat

his face when

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor asked

knees at the Miller residence the

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

in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was no one who could tell him what

choice but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously.