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 dining table, all of which

Alfred said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years,

touched when she heard

not to be tricked by his

so it would be easy for him to win her heart

probably would have felt touched and the night with him in his

naïve young girl she used to

home immediately after.

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

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

a seat as well. “You down

may sit

lips and

of her. Upon flipping through the

she had no reason to decline his offer to pay child support.

Crystal taught her.

if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal lots of checks

so complicated that she felt confused even though she was

he noticed that she had

look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably because she’s

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

when he saw

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

that in mind, he walked up to the dining table and

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,

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serve her.

them up, and served them

simply shot him a glance without saying anything.

I didn’t spike them with anything,” Alfred

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

on a few chunks of the fruits he

the side

the refrigerator. How about I make

when she

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

an apron, paused when

at her as he asked, “What if

fell into complete

place. This was the first time

Alfred took off his apron and

am leaving you with assets that the Lodge family is unable to share. I’m sure you can tell that this

with me?” Melora asked in

conflicted look on his face when he

lowered

on his knees at the Miller residence the other day because he felt an urge to marry her.

project in Coldbridge ran into some trouble, which

accidents, so there was

such, 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 for three