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.

and laid out on the dining table,

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

was touched when

and reminded herself not to be tricked by

at smooth-talking, so it would be easy

hurt her so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched and the

the naïve young girl she used to

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

“Do you mind it that much? Are you certain

look in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when he

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

may sit

and did as

documents laid out on the coffee table in front of her. Upon flipping through

reason to decline his offer to pay

what Crystal taught her.

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

felt confused even though

noticed that she had gotten slightly chubbier lately.

look

eyebrows as she struggled to process the information. on the

smile when he saw the way

them all night

up to the

the past. Back then, Melora would let him help her with everything, including eating,

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serve her.

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

shot him a

I didn’t spike them with

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

munched on a few chunks of the

stared at her from the side and saw how cute she looked with her cheeks all

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

visibly tensed up when she heard that.

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 acting

an apron, paused when he heard

as he asked, “What if I want

fell into

two had created tons of sweet memories in this place. This was the first time they had stared coldly at each other in

Alfred took off

what 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

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

a conflicted look on his face when he heard that.

never lowered himself nor

on his knees at the Miller residence the other day because he felt an urge to marry

ran into some trouble, which resulted in

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

such, Alfred had no choice but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more