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.

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

felt uneasy and wanted to resist.

firmly, and before she

her mind blank. All she could do was cling to his neck, and then, unable to

weak in the knees. She didn’t even know how

why he treated her

she started avoiding him.

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

watched her retreating figure with a pensive expression.

“You probably

and the

Crystal’s affairs,

was possible

countless impossibilities, he wanted to see if there

path yet when Henry made the significant decision to secretly

the matter, Alfred

knew how difficult this decision must have been for

the 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 stop. “Mr. Lodge has an important meeting tomorrow morning. If he keeps drinking like this, he’ll embarrass

pleaded for a long time,

door for her but didn’t go inside. He whispered, “I’ll wait outside!”

room, it took a while for Melora’s

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

to grab his hand and prevent

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

refused to

gathering

it seemed like she was playing house. It looked rather

knew she wasn’t a child anymore. She

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

voice was hoarse as he said,

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

didn’t hear his words clearly.

he had already

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

Alfred…” she uttered, sounding scared while

her face and gazed at

both desire and possessiveness.

her for the first time.

time, Alfred was tender

had caused his inhibitions to be tossed out

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

of the bedframe shook like

had been in a relationship before, but she wasn’t skilled

and he didn’t need her to be experienced.

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

the early morning, Melora woke up in Alfred’s

pleasant ache,

you awake?” A husky male voice came from

didn’t dare

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

hour. There were some