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.

arms to reassure her, then gently teased her lips apart with his tongue and explored

felt uneasy and wanted

firmly, and before she knew it, he had her

her with a tender 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 back….

went weak in the knees. She didn’t even know how she left

idea why he treated her

started avoiding him.

pretended not to see him. She didn’t even greet him; she simply turned away

watched her retreating figure with

teased, “You probably bullied

and the way she nestled against him like a

her. Even when dealing with Crystal’s affairs, he couldn’t help

if it was possible for

impossibilities, he wanted to see if there was one

decision to

matter, Alfred slapped

knew how difficult this decision must have been for

Leslie couldn’t stop him. In the end. Leslie found Melora and begged

he pleaded for a long time, Melora

but didn’t go inside. He

the tiny and dimly lit room, it took a while for

of red wine in front of him. When he heard

drink anymore,” she said, stepping forward to grab his

at her quietly, his eyes bloodshot. After a long silence, he said, “You

Melora refused to

gathering up

this, it seemed like she was playing house. It looked rather silly

Alfred had been drinking, he knew she wasn’t a child anymore. She was

this difficult time, it felt like

he said, “Melora, let’s give it a

he compromised. Just like any ordinary man, he couldn’t resist temptation. He wanted to 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

hear his words clearly.

already kissed

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

uttered, sounding scared

her face and gazed at

for his gaze held both desire and possessiveness. It was a gaze that a man gave

he took her

that time, Alfred was tender and restrained himself.

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

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

steel wires of the bedframe shook like a small boat in a

in a relationship before, but she wasn’t

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

early morning, Melora woke up in Alfred’s

but it was a pleasant ache, and

awake?” A husky male voice came from above

didn’t dare

were many things left for him to resolve.

hour. There were some things he wanted to tell