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

It has been. so many

was touched when she heard that.

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

smooth-talking, so it would be easy

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

was no longer the naïve

with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone else. It would be hardly appropriate for me to remain in

it that much? Are you certain that you won’t marry anyone else?”

eyes turned slightly gloomy when he didn’t get

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

may sit

pursed her lips and did as

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

reason to decline his offer to pay child support.

was what Crystal taught

she failed to go after him.

confused even

her appearance, he noticed that she

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

as she struggled to process the information. on the documents.

a faint smile when he saw

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

that in mind, he walked up to the dining

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

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serve her.

a few fruits, cut them up,

a

didn’t spike them with

at the fancy restaurant, so he figured the

on a few chunks of

felt his heart melt when he stared at her from the side and

ingredients in the refrigerator. How about I make you

up when

is the only connection that we

on an apron, paused

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

condominium fell into complete silence.

the first time they had stared

to her, Alfred took off his

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

you trying to get back together with me?” Melora

on his face when he

never lowered himself nor asked anyone

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

into some trouble, which resulted in the deaths of

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

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