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.

her, then gently teased her lips apart with his tongue and explored her mouth,

felt uneasy and wanted to

held firmly, and before she knew it,

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

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

importantly, she had no idea why

she started avoiding

pretended not to see him. She didn’t

retreating figure with

“You probably bullied her!”

that kiss and the way she nestled against him like a kitten.

Crystal’s affairs, he

it was possible

to see if there was one possible path.

found that path yet when Henry made the significant decision to

the matter, Alfred slapped him

himself to go any further. He knew how difficult this decision must have

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

he pleaded for a long time,

her but didn’t go inside.

room, it took a while for Melora’s

of red wine in front of him. When he heard her footsteps, he looked up before

grab his

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

Melora refused to leave.

the carpet, gathering up the bottles

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

drinking, he knew she wasn’t a child anymore. She was a mature

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

he said, “Melora, let’s give it

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

his words

had already kissed

kissed her. His lips tasted like the wine

Alfred…” she uttered, sounding scared while

response, Alfred gently caressed her face and gazed at her.

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

he took her

that time, Alfred was

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

room. It was a creaky old spring

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

relationship before, but she wasn’t

bed, and he

the bodyguards to stay away and stood. guard at the door himself for most

morning, Melora woke up in

ached, but it was a pleasant

awake?” A husky male voice came from above her.

dare to

didn’t want to get up either. He rarely lost control like this. Moreover, there were many things left for him

were some things he wanted to tell her right