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

the fruits, Alfred said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has

was touched when she heard

her fists and reminded herself not to be tricked

be easy for him to win her heart

he not hurt her so deeply before, she probably would have felt touched

no longer the naïve young

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.

“Do you mind it that much? Are you

in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when he didn’t get

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

may sit

pursed her lips and did as

out on the coffee table in front of her. Upon flipping through

child, she had no reason to decline his offer

was what Crystal taught

Melora that she should go after a man’s money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal lots of checks after they broke up, each

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

observed her appearance, he noticed that she

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

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

curled into a faint smile when he saw the way she

through them all night and

he walked up to the

past. Back then, Melora would let him help her with everything, including eating, showering, and getting dressed. Even though Alfred could

3/6

O

<

serve her.

few fruits, cut them up,

simply shot him a glance without

spike them

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

a few chunks of the fruits he handed

stared at her from the side

refrigerator. How about I make you a

visibly tensed up when she

is the only connection that we have remaining. There’s no need for you to keep

was putting on an apron, paused

at her as he asked, “What if

fell into complete silence.

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

to reveal the truth to her, Alfred took off his apron and returned to the

hands is a huge portion of my 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

back together with me?” Melora asked in a somewhat stiff voice.

a conflicted look on his face when he heard that.

lowered himself nor asked anyone for

the other

project in Coldbridge ran into some trouble, which resulted

died in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was no one

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