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

she was staring at the fruits, Alfred said, “I had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years, and yet, he still remembers what your favorite fruits are!”

was touched when

not to be

so it would be easy for him to win her

deeply before, she probably would have felt touched

no longer the naïve young girl she

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 would be hardly appropriate for

much? Are you certain that you won’t marry

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

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

may sit

lips and did as told.

table in front of her. Upon flipping through the first few

reason to decline his offer to pay child

Crystal taught

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

complicated that she felt confused

noticed that

young girl anymore, so why do her cheeks still look so chubby? Hmm…

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

into a faint smile when he saw the way she

through them

up to the dining table and grabbed some fruits.

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.

few fruits, cut them up, and served

him a glance

them

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

few chunks of the fruits he

the side

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

visibly tensed up when she heard

the documents down and replied softly, “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

on an apron, paused

as he asked, “What

condominium fell into

tons of sweet memories in this place. This was the first

reveal the truth to her, Alfred took

holding in your 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

to get back together with me?” Melora asked in a somewhat

had a conflicted look on his face when he

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor

the other day because

in Coldbridge ran into some trouble, which resulted in the

incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was no one who

and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously. The project was top-secret and had been