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.

like the last time, he cradled her in his arms to reassure her, then gently teased her lips apart with his tongue and explored

uneasy and wanted to

and before she knew it, he

could do was cling to his neck, and then, unable to

weak in the knees. She didn’t even

idea why he treated her

she started

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

retreating figure with a pensive

“You probably bullied

kiss and the way she nestled against him like a

Crystal’s affairs, he couldn’t

if it was possible for

countless impossibilities, he wanted to see

decision to secretly send Skyler to the lab and set

learning about the matter, Alfred slapped him

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

the end. Leslie found Melora and begged her to

for a long time,

for her but didn’t

took a while for Melora’s vision to adjust.

red wine in front of him.

forward to grab his hand and

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

Melora refused to

carpet, gathering up the bottles

playing

though Alfred had been drinking, he knew she wasn’t a child

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

he said, “Melora, let’s give

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

didn’t hear his words clearly.

had already kissed

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

Alfred…” she uttered, sounding

Alfred gently caressed her face and gazed

desire and possessiveness. It was a gaze that a man gave

then, he took her for the first

Alfred was tender and restrained

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

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

actions, and the steel wires of the bedframe shook like a small boat in

relationship before,

bed, and he didn’t need her

so he ordered the bodyguards to stay away and stood.

the early morning, Melora woke up in Alfred’s

ached, but it was a pleasant ache, and she didn’t want to move.

you awake?” A husky male voice came from

didn’t dare to

Alfred didn’t want to get up either. He rarely 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