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,

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

was touched when she

fists and reminded herself not

be easy for him

he not hurt her so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched

no longer the naïve young girl she

you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing.

you mind it that much?

gloomy when he didn’t get

take a seat as well. “You down and take a

may sit

pursed her lips and did

a few documents laid out on the coffee table in front of her. Upon flipping through the first few pages, she

child, she had no reason to decline his offer to pay child support.

was what Crystal taught

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

made it so complicated that she felt confused even though

noticed that she had gotten slightly

still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so carefree that she hardly worries about anything!

furrow between her eyebrows as she struggled

lips curled into a faint smile when he saw the way she looked.

Given her level of intellect, she could read through them all night and still not understand

that in mind, he walked up to the dining

him help her with everything, including eating, showering, and getting dressed. Even though Alfred could no longer do any of

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serve her.

a few fruits, cut them up, and served them

shot him a glance without

spike them with anything,”

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

munched on a few chunks of the fruits he

side and saw how cute she

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

visibly tensed up when she heard that.

the documents down 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 acting as though we’re still dating each other, so please stop

putting on an apron, paused

look at her as he asked,

condominium fell into complete

in this place. This was the first time they had stared coldly at

to reveal the truth to her, Alfred took off his apron

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

me?” Melora asked in a

look on his face

entire life, he had never lowered

yet, he got on his knees at the Miller residence the other day because he felt an urge to marry her.

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

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 seriously. The project was