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 of which were her favorites.

said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years, and yet, he

was touched when she heard

quickly clenched her fists and reminded herself not to be tricked by his display of

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

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

was no longer the naïve young girl she used

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

it that much? Are

look in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when

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

may sit

lips and did as told.

of her. Upon flipping through the first few

their child, she had no reason to decline his offer to pay

what Crystal

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

however, Alfred made it so complicated that she felt confused even though she was an elite student from a

observed her appearance, he noticed that she

girl anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so carefree that she

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

a faint smile when he saw the

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

in mind, he walked up to

each other 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,

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serve her.

them up,

shot him a

didn’t spike them with anything,” Alfred

date at the

a few chunks of the fruits he handed her.

when he stared at her from the side

the refrigerator. How about I

when

and replied softly, “Whatever 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

who was putting on an apron,

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

into complete silence.

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

truth to her, Alfred took off his apron

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

you trying to get back together with me?” Melora asked in

had a conflicted look on his face when he heard that.

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

at the Miller residence the

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

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

such, Alfred had no choice but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was top-secret and had been ongoing for three years.