Crystal's One Night of Love

Even though Alfred was swamped with work, he chose to stay at Barnwood with Crystal.

Leslie managed to secure a small office through some connections.

It might have been tiny, but it had everything they needed.

Alfred usually worked there, with his bodyguards stationed outside, while Leslie moved in and out freely.

The next day, Henry rushed back from the Kingdom of Brundela, looking disheveled and ridden with guilt.

As he arrived at the ICU, Alfred confronted him and punched him. Even though Henry didn’t retaliate, Alfred’s knuckles were still slightly swollen from his outburst.

While Leslic applied ointment on Alfred’s wounds, he threw a playful jab at his boss.

“You’re getting up there in age. Shouldn’t you work on that temper of yours?”

Alfred’s anger, which had just been suppressed, flared up again. “I don’t think I hit that b*stard hard enough. I should’ve pummeled more sense into him!”

As they talked, there was commotion at the door.

Leslie went to check and soon escorted Melora inside.

He knew when to step aside, so he left.

Melora cautiously approached Alfred, who casually lit a cigarette with one hand and asked, “What brings you here?”

She held up a tube of ointment. “Let me tend to your injuries.”

In truth, Alfred had already applied the ointment, but he didn’t mind a second round.

They sat close on a narrow couch, her hand gently tending to his wound. Alfred smoked his cigarette. while gazing down at her.

Her skin was fair like porcelain, and her eyelashes were very long.

Then, Alfred asked casually, “That young man seemed nice. Why aren’t you two together?”

She was taken aback for a moment before realizing what he meant.

Taking a deep breath, she replied, “I don’t really like him.”

With that, she finished tending to him and released his hand. In a soft voice, she announced, “I’m done!”

As she attempted to leave, he grabbed her.

Melora was forced back to his side. She couldn’t be sure if it was her imagination, but it felt like they were incredibly close-close enough for her to catch a whiff of the faint tobacco scent on him.

Alfred’s eyes darkened.

He caressed her lips with his fingers, causing her to tremble and call out helplessly, “Mr. Alfred…”

Alfred lowered his head, gently pressing his forehead against hers. “Why are you here? Are you trying to atone for your brother, or is it that you can’t control your feelings, or do you actually like a man more than a decade older than you? Tell me, what do you want from me?”

He was too candid, and she felt a blush creeping up her cheeks.

She quivered, unable to respond, but Alfred wasn’t looking for words.

He kissed her.

last time, he cradled her in his arms to reassure her, then gently teased her lips apart with his tongue and explored her mouth, savoring the taste of her.

and wanted

her waist was held firmly, and before she knew it, he had

do was cling to his neck, and

kissed her until she went weak in the knees. She didn’t

importantly, she had no idea why he treated her like

started

the hospital, and she pretended not to see him. She didn’t even

retreating figure

teased, “You probably bullied her!”

the way she nestled against him

Crystal’s affairs, he couldn’t help but think of

if it was possible

countless impossibilities, he wanted to see if there was

found that path yet when Henry made the significant decision to secretly send Skyler to

learning about the matter, Alfred

any further. He knew how difficult this decision

Leslie found Melora and begged her to persuade Alfred to stop. “Mr. Lodge has an important

he pleaded for a long time,

for her but didn’t go

and dimly lit room, it took a while

the couch with several bottles of red wine in front of him. When he heard her footsteps, he looked up before pouring

stepping forward to grab his

his eyes bloodshot. After a long silence,

refused to leave.

carpet, gathering up the

like she was playing house. It looked rather

had been drinking, he knew she wasn’t a child

her closer, studying her carefully. During this difficult time, it felt

hoarse as he said, “Melora, let’s

the woman he liked. At that moment, he even thought about the consequences of them being intimate with each other. If they crossed that line, he’d have to take responsibility, no matter how difficult it might be.

his words

had already kissed

was pressed against the couch as he kissed her. His lips

she uttered, sounding scared while

Alfred gently caressed her face and

what he wanted, for his gaze held both desire and possessiveness. It was a gaze that a man gave a woman he loved.

then, he took her

was tender

his inhibitions to be tossed out the window, and he

her to a small bed in the adjacent room. It was a creaky old spring

bedframe shook like a small boat in a storm while accompanied by her

a relationship before, but she wasn’t skilled at sex.

dominating in bed, and he

he ordered the bodyguards to stay away and stood. guard at the

the early morning, Melora woke up in Alfred’s arms.

was a pleasant ache, and she didn’t want to move.

awake?” A husky male

didn’t dare to

this. Moreover, there were many things left for him to resolve. Thus, he grabbed his watch

There were some things