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.

gently teased her lips apart with his tongue and explored her mouth, savoring

felt uneasy and wanted to resist.

she knew it, he

blank. All she could do was cling to his neck, and then, unable to resist any

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

no idea why he treated her like this.

she started avoiding him.

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

watched her retreating figure with a pensive expression.

“You probably bullied

pockets, remembered that kiss and the way she nestled

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

it was possible for them together.

wanted to see if

significant decision to secretly send Skyler to the lab and set Crystal

learning about the matter,

himself to go any further. He knew how difficult this decision must have been for Henry.

was sent away, Alfred drank a lot of alcohol. Even Leslie couldn’t stop him. In the end. Leslie found Melora and begged

a long time, Melora finally agreed.

door for her but didn’t go inside. He whispered,

and dimly lit room, it took a while for Melora’s vision

on the couch with several bottles of red wine in front of him. When

his hand and prevent him from reaching for the

his eyes bloodshot. After a long silence,

refused

the carpet, gathering up the bottles of

it seemed like she was playing

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

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

voice was hoarse as he said,

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

his words clearly.

he had already kissed her.

the couch as he kissed her. His lips tasted like the wine he had

Alfred…” she uttered, sounding scared while trembling violently.

caressed her face and

desire and possessiveness. It was a gaze that a man

her

was tender and restrained

caused his inhibitions to be tossed out the window,

to a small bed in the adjacent room. It was

became unrestrained in his actions, and the steel wires of the bedframe shook like a small boat in a storm while accompanied by her involuntary moans.

a relationship before,

and he didn’t

stay away and stood. guard at the door himself

Melora woke up in

pleasant ache, and she didn’t

male voice came from

dare to speak.

lost control like this. Moreover, there were many things left for him to resolve. Thus, he grabbed his watch and glanced at

in half an hour. There were