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.

the last time, he cradled her in his arms to reassure her, then gently teased

felt uneasy and wanted

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

cling to his neck, and then, unable to resist any longer, she slid her hand over his shoulder, eventually wrapping it around

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

importantly, she had no idea why he treated her like this.

she started avoiding

paths at the hospital, and she pretended not to see him.

her retreating figure with a pensive

probably bullied

the way she

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

it was

to see if there was

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

about the matter, Alfred slapped

couldn’t bring himself to go any further. He knew how difficult this decision must have

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 drinking like this, he’ll

a long time, Melora finally agreed.

opened the door for her but didn’t go inside. He whispered, “I’ll wait

it took

slouched on the couch with several bottles of red wine in front of him. When he heard her

said, stepping forward to grab his hand

eyes bloodshot. After a long silence,

Melora refused

on the carpet, gathering up the bottles

like she was playing house. It looked rather silly and a bit

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

pulled her closer, studying her carefully. During this difficult time, it felt like they only had each other.

as he said, “Melora,

the influence of alcohol, 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

didn’t hear his

had already

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

uttered, sounding scared while trembling violently.

gently caressed her face and gazed at

possessiveness. It was a gaze that a man gave a woman he

and then, he took her for the first

that time, Alfred was

his inhibitions to be tossed out

to a small bed in the adjacent room. It was

of the bedframe shook like a small boat in a

a relationship before, but

dominating in bed, and he didn’t need her to be

Leslie naturally heard the commotion, so he ordered the bodyguards to stay away and

Melora woke

body ached, but it was a pleasant ache, and she

A husky male voice came from above her.

dare to speak.

control like this. Moreover, there were

an hour. There were some things he wanted to