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.

been washed and laid

“I had Leslie prepare those. It has

when

not to be tricked by his display of

at smooth-talking, so it would be easy for

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

she was no longer the naïve young girl

to talk to you about Berthold, Mr. Lodge. Let’s get this conversation over with, and you can send me home immediately after. Unlike

let out a chuckle. “Do you mind it that much? Are you

when he didn’t get a

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

may sit

lips and did

of her. Upon flipping through the first

child, she had no reason

what Crystal

should go after a man’s money if she failed to go after him. Henry handed Crystal

she felt confused even though she was an elite student from a business

appearance, he noticed that she had gotten

so why do her cheeks still look so

had a little furrow between her eyebrows as she struggled to

when he saw the

of intellect, she could read through them all

to the dining

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

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serve her.

picked out a few fruits, cut them up, and served them to her on a

shot him a glance without

spike them with anything,”

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

on a few chunks of the fruits he handed

when he stared at her from the side and saw how cute she looked with her cheeks all puffed up.

refrigerator. How about

when she

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

an apron, paused when he heard that.

around to look at her as he asked, “What if I want to,

condominium fell into

the first time they had stared coldly at each other in this

the truth to her, Alfred took off

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

trying to get back together with me?”

a conflicted look on his face when he heard

he had never lowered himself nor asked anyone for anything.

on his knees at the Miller residence the other day because he felt an

trouble, which

in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was no one who could tell

but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot