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.

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

felt uneasy and

and before she knew it, he

was cling to his neck, and then, unable to resist

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

no idea why he treated

started avoiding him.

they crossed paths at the hospital, and she pretended not to see him. She didn’t even greet him; she

retreating figure with a

“You probably

kiss and the way she nestled

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

was possible for them together.

to see if there was one

path yet when Henry made the significant decision to

learning about the matter, Alfred slapped

he couldn’t bring himself to go any further. He knew how

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

pleaded for a long time, Melora

didn’t go inside. He whispered, “I’ll wait outside!”

room, it took a while for Melora’s vision

wine in front of him. When he heard

stepping forward to grab his hand

her quietly, his eyes bloodshot. After a long

Melora refused to

gathering up the bottles

seemed like she was playing house. It looked rather

had been drinking, he knew she wasn’t a

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

voice was hoarse as he said, “Melora, let’s give

wanted to cherish the woman he liked. At that moment, he even thought about the consequences of them being intimate

hear his words

he had already kissed her.

as he kissed her. His lips tasted like the wine

she uttered, sounding scared

Alfred gently caressed her face and

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

and then, he took her for the first time.

that time, Alfred was

his inhibitions to be

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

of the bedframe shook

a relationship before, but she wasn’t skilled at

and he didn’t need her

away and stood. guard at the door himself for most

morning, Melora woke up in Alfred’s arms.

was a pleasant ache, and she

you awake?” A husky male voice

dare to speak.

didn’t want to get up either. He rarely lost control like this. Moreover, there were many things left for

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