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.

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

uneasy and wanted to resist.

waist was held firmly, and before she knew

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

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

importantly, she had no idea why

started avoiding him.

at the hospital, and she pretended not to see him. She didn’t even greet him; she simply turned

figure with a pensive expression.

probably bullied her!”

kiss and the way she nestled against

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

if it was possible for

he wanted to see if there was one possible path.

when Henry made the significant decision to secretly send Skyler to the lab and

about the matter, Alfred slapped him

knew how difficult this

Leslie found Melora and begged her to persuade Alfred to stop. “Mr. Lodge has an important meeting tomorrow morning. If he keeps drinking

for a long time, Melora finally agreed.

opened the door for her but didn’t go inside.

it took a while for Melora’s vision to adjust.

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

she said, stepping forward to grab his hand and prevent him from reaching for the

her quietly, his eyes bloodshot. After a long silence,

refused to leave.

carpet, gathering

did this, it seemed like she was playing house. It

been drinking, he knew she wasn’t a child anymore.

difficult time, it felt like they only had each other.

said, “Melora, let’s give it

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

didn’t hear his words clearly.

already kissed her.

her. His lips

she uttered, sounding scared while trembling

Alfred gently caressed her face

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

he took her for the first time.

was tender and

his inhibitions to be tossed

the adjacent room. It was a creaky

the steel wires of the bedframe shook like a small boat in a storm while accompanied by

in a relationship before, but she wasn’t skilled at

and he didn’t need her to be

Leslie naturally heard the commotion, so he ordered the bodyguards to stay away and stood. guard at the door himself for most of the

morning, Melora woke up in

body ached, but it was a pleasant ache, and she didn’t

husky male voice came from above her.

didn’t dare to

didn’t want to get up either. He rarely lost control like this. Moreover, there were many things left for him to resolve. Thus, he grabbed his watch and glanced at the time.

up in half an hour. There were some things he wanted to tell her right