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,

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

when she heard that.

and reminded herself not to be tricked by his display of

was incredibly good at smooth-talking, so it would be easy for him

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

she was no longer the naïve young

can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone else. It would

it that much? Are you

eyes turned slightly gloomy when

the couch and motioned for her to take a seat as

may sit

lips and did

coffee table in front of her. Upon flipping through the

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

was what Crystal taught her.

failed to go after him. Henry handed

for Melora, however, Alfred made it so complicated that she felt confused even though she was an elite student from

Alfred observed her appearance, he noticed that she had

so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so carefree that she hardly worries

furrow between her eyebrows as she struggled to process the information. on

smile when he saw

could read through them all night and

to the

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

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serve her.

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

a glance without

spike them with

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

chunks of the fruits he handed

side and

How about I make you a meal?” Alfred suggested.

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

apron, paused when he

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

into

memories in this place. This was the first

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 tell that this amount of money is far more than regular child support. Stop calling me ‘Mr. Lodge, Melora. You can call me ‘Mr. Alfred’

me?” Melora asked in a somewhat stiff voice.

on his face when

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor asked anyone

the other day because he felt an urge to

the project in Coldbridge ran into some trouble, which

car accidents, so there was no one who could tell him what happened.

but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was top-secret and had been