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.

fresh, juicy fruits that had been washed and laid

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

was touched when she heard that.

herself not to be tricked by

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

probably would have felt touched and the night with him in his condominium

the naïve young

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

chuckle. “Do you mind it that much? Are you

when he

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

may sit

and did as

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

child, she had no reason to decline his offer to

what Crystal taught her.

go after a man’s money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal lots of

however, Alfred made it so complicated that she felt confused even

observed her appearance, he noticed that she

Melora isn’t a young girl anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so carefree that she hardly

had a little furrow between her eyebrows as she struggled

lips curled into a faint smile when he saw the way

them all night and still

that in mind, he walked up to the dining

let him help her with everything, including eating, showering, and getting dressed. Even

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serve her.

fruits, cut them up, and served them to her on a plate.

shot him a glance without

them with anything,”

on her date at the fancy restaurant, so he figured the food was not to

a few chunks of the fruits

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

some ingredients in the refrigerator. How about I

up when she

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

putting on an apron, paused

as he asked, “What if I

into complete

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

the truth to her, Alfred took off his apron and returned to the couch.

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. Lodge, Melora. You can call me ‘Mr.

together with me?” Melora

conflicted look on his face when

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor asked

knees at the Miller residence the other day because he felt an urge to marry her.

ran into some trouble, which resulted in the

in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was no one

and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was top-secret and had been ongoing for three years.