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

and wanted to

her 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

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

idea why he treated her like this.

she started avoiding

to see him. She didn’t even greet him; she simply turned away and

figure with a pensive

“You probably

his pockets, remembered that kiss and the way she nestled

her. Even when dealing with Crystal’s affairs, he

was possible

see if there

decision to secretly send Skyler to the lab and

the matter, Alfred slapped him twice.

go any further. He knew

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

for a long time, Melora

door for her but didn’t

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

front of him. When he heard her footsteps, he looked

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

her quietly, his eyes bloodshot. After a long

refused to

carpet, gathering

it seemed like she was playing house. It looked rather

she wasn’t a child anymore.

During this difficult

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

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 other. If they crossed that line, he’d have

hear his words

had already

pressed against the couch as he kissed her. His lips tasted

sounding scared while trembling violently.

Alfred gently caressed her

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

he took her for the first

was

had caused his inhibitions to be tossed out the window, and he

It was a creaky old spring bed that made noise with every

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

relationship before, but she wasn’t

was dominating in bed, and he didn’t need

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

woke

was a pleasant ache, and she didn’t want to

husky male voice came from above

dare to

there were many things left for him to resolve. Thus, he grabbed his

had to get up in half an hour. There were some things he