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.

fresh, juicy fruits that had been washed and laid out on the dining table,

at the fruits, Alfred said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many

was touched when she heard that.

not to be tricked by

would be easy for him to

probably would have felt touched and the night

no longer the naïve young

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.

much? Are you certain

gloomy when he didn’t get a reply from her.

for her to take a seat as well. “You down and take a look at these documents.”

may sit

lips and did

front of her. Upon flipping through

their child, she had no reason

what Crystal taught

had told Melora that she should go after a man’s money if she failed to go after him.

for Melora, however, Alfred made it so complicated that she felt confused even

noticed that she had

look so chubby? Hmm… It’s

she struggled to

when he saw the way she

she could read through them all night and

walked up to the dining table and grabbed some

Melora would let him help her with everything, including eating, showering,

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serve her.

few fruits, cut them up, and

a glance without

I didn’t spike them with

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

on a few chunks of the

melt when he stared at her from the side and saw how cute she looked with her cheeks

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

tensed up when she heard

“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.”

apron, paused when he heard

around to look at her as

into

memories in this place. This was the first

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

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 than regular child support. Stop calling me ‘Mr. Lodge, Melora. You can call me ‘Mr.

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

on his face when he

life, he had never lowered himself

got on his knees at the Miller residence the other day

Coldbridge ran into 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