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.

washed and laid out on the dining table, all

had Leslie prepare those. It has been. so many years, and yet,

when she heard that.

not to be tricked by

would be

before, she probably would have felt touched and the night

no longer the naïve young girl she used to

you can send me home immediately after. Unlike you, I am already seeing. someone else. It would

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

in his eyes turned slightly gloomy when he

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

may sit

her lips and did as

table in front of her. Upon flipping through

child, she had no reason to

what Crystal taught her.

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

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

observed her appearance, he noticed that she had gotten slightly

still look so chubby? Hmm… It’s probably

eyebrows as she struggled to process

a faint smile when he saw the

through them all night

mind, he walked up to the dining table

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, and getting dressed. Even though Alfred could no longer do any of those, he

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serve her.

fruits, cut them up, and served them

simply shot him a glance without

worry; I didn’t spike them with

at the fancy restaurant, so he figured the food was not to her liking.

a few chunks of the fruits he handed

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

How about

visibly tensed up when

Lodge. Berthold is the only connection that we have remaining. There’s no need for you to keep acting as though

an apron, paused when he

as he asked, “What if

condominium fell into

created tons of sweet memories in this place. This was the first time they had stared coldly at each other in

reveal the truth to her, Alfred took off his

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

trying to get back together with me?” Melora

his

entire life, he had never lowered himself nor asked anyone for

knees at the Miller residence the other

some trouble, which resulted in the deaths of two

had died in incredibly gruesome car accidents, so there was

but to take Melora and Berthold’s safety a lot more seriously.