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.

had been washed and laid out on the dining table, all

said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years, and yet, he still remembers what your favorite fruits

touched when

fists and reminded herself not to be tricked

good at smooth-talking, so it would be

have felt touched and the night with him in

the naïve young girl she used

get this conversation over with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone

much? Are you certain that you

when he didn’t get a reply from her.

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

may sit

pursed her lips and did as told.

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

their child, she had no reason

Crystal taught her.

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

for Melora, however, Alfred made it so complicated that she felt confused even though she was an

that she had gotten

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

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

into a faint smile when he saw the way she

Given her level of intellect, she could read through them all night and still

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

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.

few fruits, cut them up, and served

shot him a glance without saying

worry; I didn’t spike them with anything,” Alfred

noticed that she ate very little on her date at the fancy restaurant, so he figured the food was

chunks of the

her from the side and saw how cute she looked with

How about I make you a

tensed up when she

the past, Mr. Lodge. Berthold is the only connection that we have remaining. There’s

putting on an apron, paused when he heard that.

to look at her as he asked, “What if I want to, Melora?”

fell into complete silence.

sweet memories in this place. This was the first time they

her, Alfred took off his apron and returned

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.

trying to get back together with me?” Melora

had a conflicted look on his face when

his entire life, he had never lowered himself nor

at the Miller residence the other day because

in Coldbridge ran into some trouble, which resulted in the

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

Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot