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.

fruits that had been washed and laid out on

It has been. so many years, and yet, he still remembers what your

when she heard

clenched her fists and reminded herself not to be tricked by his display

it would be easy for him to

so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched and

was no longer the naïve young

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

that much? Are you certain that you won’t

look in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when he didn’t get a reply from

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

may sit

lips and did

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

child, she had no reason to decline his offer

was what Crystal taught her.

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

so complicated that she felt confused even though she was

appearance, he noticed that she had gotten slightly chubbier

odd… Melora isn’t a young girl anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s so

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

when he saw

them all night and still not understand the

he walked up to the dining

would often hang 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 no longer do any of those, he still felt a

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serve her.

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

simply shot him a

spike them with

she ate very little on her date at the fancy restaurant, so he figured the food was not

chunks of

his heart melt when he stared at her from the side and saw how cute she looked

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

tensed up when

Mr. Lodge. Berthold is the only connection that we have remaining. There’s no need for you to keep acting as

apron, paused when he heard

turned around to look at her as he asked, “What

into

had created tons of sweet memories in this place. This was the first time they had stared coldly at each other in this condominium.

to reveal the truth to her, Alfred took off his

share. I’m sure you can tell that this amount of money is far more than regular child support. Stop calling me

together with me?” Melora asked

on his face when he heard

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor

the Miller residence the

into some trouble, which resulted in the deaths of two

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

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