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.

gently teased her lips apart with

and wanted

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

commanding passion, leaving her mind blank. All she could do was cling to his neck, and then, unable to resist any longer, she

the knees. She didn’t even know

she had no idea why he treated

she started avoiding

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

her retreating figure with a pensive expression.

“You probably bullied

the way she nestled against him

dealing with Crystal’s

it was

countless impossibilities, he wanted to see if there was one possible path.

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

about the matter, Alfred slapped

himself to go any further. He knew how

and begged her to persuade Alfred to stop. “Mr. Lodge has an important meeting tomorrow morning. If he keeps drinking like

for a long time,

didn’t

room, it took a while for Melora’s vision to adjust.

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

anymore,” she said, stepping forward to grab his hand and prevent him from reaching for the

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

refused to leave.

the carpet, gathering up the bottles of wine.

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

he knew she wasn’t a child anymore. She

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

he said, “Melora,

wanted to cherish the woman he liked. At that moment, he even thought about the consequences of them

his

he had already kissed

her. His lips

she uttered, sounding

her face and

knew what he wanted, for his gaze held both desire and possessiveness. It was a gaze

her

was tender and restrained himself.

alcohol had caused his inhibitions to be

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

unrestrained in his 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 didn’t need her

he ordered the bodyguards to stay away and stood. guard at the door himself for most of the night.

morning, Melora woke up in Alfred’s arms.

body ached, but it was a pleasant ache, and she didn’t

awake?” A husky male voice came from

dare to

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

to get up in half an hour. There were some things he wanted to tell her