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.

that had been washed and laid out on the

It has been. so many years, and yet,

touched when she heard

quickly clenched her fists and reminded herself not to be

smooth-talking, so it would be

probably would have felt touched and the night with him

the naïve young girl she

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

let out a chuckle. “Do you mind it that much? Are you certain that you won’t marry

gloomy when

the couch and motioned for her to take a seat as well. “You down and take a look

may sit

and did as told.

front of her. Upon flipping

had no reason to decline

what Crystal

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

felt confused even though

observed her appearance, he noticed that she had gotten slightly

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

she struggled to

when he

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

he walked up to

here 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.

up, and served them to

shot him a glance

them with

noticed that she ate very little on her date at the fancy

few chunks of the fruits he handed

her from the side and saw how

are some ingredients in the refrigerator. How about I

up when she heard that.

Berthold is the only connection that we have remaining. There’s no

on an apron, paused when he heard

look at her as he asked, “What

fell into complete silence.

of sweet memories in this place. This was the first time they had stared

took off his apron and returned to the couch.

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

back together with me?” Melora

his

had never lowered himself nor asked

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

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

had died in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was

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