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.

reassure her, then gently teased her lips apart with his tongue and explored her mouth, savoring the taste

and

was held firmly, and before she knew it, he had her

kissed 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

her until she went weak in the knees. She

why he treated

she started

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

watched her retreating figure with a pensive expression.

teased, “You probably bullied her!”

kiss and the way she nestled

dealing with Crystal’s affairs, he couldn’t

if it was

see

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

learning about the matter, Alfred slapped him twice.

further. He knew how difficult this decision must have been

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

he pleaded for a long time, Melora

didn’t

took a while for

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

stepping forward to grab his hand and prevent

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

refused to

knelt on the carpet, gathering

playing house. It looked

she wasn’t a child anymore. She was a mature woman.

this difficult time, it felt like they

as he said,

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

his words clearly.

had already

couch as he kissed her. His lips tasted like

she uttered, sounding scared while trembling violently.

response, Alfred gently caressed her face

knew what he wanted, for his gaze held both desire and possessiveness. It was a gaze that a

her for the

was tender

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

adjacent room. It was a creaky old spring bed that

and the steel wires of the bedframe shook

in a relationship before, but she

bed, and he

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

woke up

ached, but it was a pleasant ache, and

husky male voice came from

dare to

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

up in half an hour. There were some things