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.

the 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

felt uneasy and wanted to resist.

she knew it, he had her on

yet commanding passion, leaving her mind blank. All she could do was cling to his neck, and then, unable to resist any longer, she slid her hand over his shoulder, eventually wrapping it around his

the knees. She

she had no idea why he

she started avoiding

at the hospital, and she pretended not to see

figure with a pensive expression.

probably bullied her!”

the way she nestled against

dealing with Crystal’s affairs,

wondered if it was possible for them together.

see if there was one possible

hadn’t found that path yet when Henry made the significant decision to secretly

learning about the matter,

go any further. He knew how difficult

the night Skyler was sent away, Alfred drank a lot of alcohol. Even Leslie couldn’t stop him. In the end. Leslie found Melora and begged her to persuade Alfred to stop. “Mr. Lodge has an important meeting tomorrow morning. If he keeps

long time, Melora finally agreed.

for her but didn’t go inside. He

tiny and dimly lit room, it took a

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

forward to grab his hand and prevent him from reaching

After a long silence, he said,

refused to leave.

gathering up the bottles of

she was playing house. It looked rather silly and

he knew she wasn’t a child anymore. She

gently pulled her closer, studying her carefully. During this difficult time, it felt like they

said, “Melora, let’s give it a

cherish 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

his

had already kissed her.

he kissed her. His lips tasted like the wine he had just drunk, intoxicating

she uttered, sounding scared while trembling violently.

gently caressed her

both desire and possessiveness.

he took her for the first time.

time, Alfred was tender and

the alcohol had caused his inhibitions to be tossed out the window, and

adjacent room. It was a creaky old spring bed that made noise with every movement.

bedframe shook

relationship before, but she

was dominating in bed, and he didn’t need her to

the commotion, so he ordered the bodyguards to stay away and stood. guard at the door

the early morning, Melora woke up

it was a pleasant ache, and

male voice came from

dare to

either. He rarely lost control like this. Moreover, there were many things

up in half an hour. There were some