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.

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

touched when she

not to be tricked by his display of affection.

smooth-talking, so it would be easy for

not hurt her so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched and the night with him in his condominium

naïve young girl

only came here to talk to you about Berthold, Mr. Lodge. Let’s get this conversation over with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone else. It would be hardly appropriate for me to remain in this

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

gloomy when he

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

may sit

and did as

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

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

what Crystal taught

money if she failed to go after him.

made it so complicated that she felt confused

observed her appearance, he noticed that she had gotten

anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s

eyebrows as she struggled

when he saw

could read through them all night and still not understand the contents

up to

out 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

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serve her.

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

simply shot him a glance without

spike them with anything,”

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

munched on a few chunks of the fruits he handed her.

at her from the side and saw how cute she looked with her cheeks all

ingredients in the refrigerator. How about I make you a

visibly tensed up when she

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 it.”

an apron, paused when he heard that.

around to look at her as he asked,

fell into complete silence.

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

took off his

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

together with me?” Melora asked

had a conflicted look on his

never lowered himself nor asked anyone for

Miller residence the other day because he felt an urge to

some trouble,

had died in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there

such, Alfred had no choice but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project