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 on the dining table, all of which were her favorites.

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

touched when she

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

be easy for

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

she was no longer the naïve young

Lodge. Let’s get this conversation over with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already

let out a chuckle. “Do you mind it that much? Are you certain that you won’t marry

gloomy when he didn’t get

to take a seat as well. “You down and take a look at these documents.”

may sit

lips and did as told.

her. Upon flipping through the first few pages, she saw that they were

had no reason to

was what Crystal taught her.

told 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

she felt confused even though

appearance, he noticed that she

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!

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

when he

intellect, she could read through them all night and still

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

hang out here when they used 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 could no longer do

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serve her.

picked out a few fruits, cut them up, and served them to her on

shot him a glance without

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

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

a few chunks of the fruits he handed her.

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

the refrigerator. How about I make you a

visibly tensed up when she

the

an apron, paused when he

look at her as he asked, “What if I want

into complete

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

reveal the truth to her, Alfred took off

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

back together with me?” Melora asked in

look on his face when he

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

got on his knees at the Miller residence the other day because he felt

some trouble, which resulted in the deaths of

so there was no one who could tell him what

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