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.

were even fresh, juicy fruits that had been washed and laid out on the dining table, all of which were her favorites.

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 are!”

when she heard

not to be tricked

incredibly good at smooth-talking, so it would be

she probably would have

was no longer the naïve young girl

Let’s get this conversation over with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already

that much? Are you certain that you won’t marry

turned slightly gloomy when he

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

may sit

pursed her lips and did as

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

she had no reason to decline his offer to pay child

was what Crystal

money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal lots of checks after they broke up, each worth more money than the

Alfred made it so complicated that she felt confused even though she was an elite

appearance, he noticed that she had gotten

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

as she struggled to process

smile when he saw the way she

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

to the dining table and grabbed some fruits.

when they used to date 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.

cut them up, and served

simply shot him a glance without saying

I didn’t spike them with anything,” Alfred said.

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

munched on a few chunks of the fruits

side and

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

tensed up when she heard that.

we had going on between us before is in the past, Mr. Lodge. Berthold is the only connection that we have

an apron, paused when he heard that.

at her as he asked, “What

fell into complete

place. This was the first time they had

truth to her, Alfred took off

that the Lodge family is unable to share. I’m sure you can tell that this amount of money is far

to get back together with me?”

on his face when he heard

never lowered himself

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

ran into some trouble,

car accidents, so there was no one

lot more seriously. The project was top-secret and had been ongoing for three years.