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 her lips apart

uneasy and

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

passion, leaving her mind blank. All she could do was cling to his neck, and then, unable to resist any longer, she slid her hand over his shoulder, eventually wrapping it

knees. She didn’t even know

no idea why

she started avoiding

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

figure

“You probably bullied her!”

kiss and the way

when dealing with Crystal’s affairs, he couldn’t help but

wondered if it was

he wanted to see if

path yet when Henry made the significant decision to secretly send Skyler to the lab and set

matter, Alfred

himself to go any further. He knew how difficult

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

long time,

but didn’t

took a while for Melora’s vision to

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

she said, stepping forward to grab his hand and prevent

stared at her quietly, his eyes bloodshot. After a long silence, he

Melora refused to leave.

knelt on the carpet, gathering up the bottles

this, it seemed like she was playing house. It looked rather silly and

though Alfred had been drinking, he knew she wasn’t a child anymore. She was a

carefully. During this difficult time, it felt like they only had each

hoarse as he said,

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

his words

he had already kissed her.

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

sounding

caressed her face and gazed at

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

her for the first

was

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

her to a small bed in the adjacent room. It was

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

relationship before, but she wasn’t skilled at

bed, and he

away and stood. guard at the

Melora woke

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

A husky male voice came from

dare to

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

There were some things he wanted to tell her right