Crystal's One Night of Love

Melora returned to Barnwood.

She thought she wouldn’t be able to meet Alfred for a long time, but he showed up within a week of her return.

He had called her that night, and when she picked up, he had told her, “Come outside.”

Huh? Is he in Barnwood? she wondered as her heart began to beat quickly.

She held on to her handphone, unwilling to hang up just yet. Hurriedly, she changed into a dress and ran downstairs. David was still awake, and upon seeing his youngest daughter all dressed up, he said. offhandedly, “You’re going out? But it’s so late.”

“Lynette wants to get supper together,” she lied before running out.

David just shook his head at his daughter’s antics.

A black Lotus was parked next to the Miller residence.

Alfred was dressed in an all-black outfit and blended in perfectly with the night sky as he smoked a cigarette against his car. At the sight of Melora running toward him, he opened his arms just in time for her to crash into his embrace. She buried her head into his shoulder and inhaled deeply, trying to capture the intoxicating scent radiating off him.”

A few seconds passed before she whined playfully, “You nearly burned me with your cigarette.”

He chuckled and put out the cigarette before leaning down to kiss her.

She was a little bit apprehensive since they were right outside her house.

Clearly, Alfred was cautious too, since they only shared a short kiss before he bundled her into the car.

Melora slowly put on her seatbelt. Her eyes glimmered as she asked him, “Where are we going?”

She wanted to ask if they would be going to a hotel, but she didn’t want to sound so eager. If she said that, she might sound like she was desperate to sleep with him.

Alfred turned to look at her.

After a whole week of not seeing her, his longing for her was stronger than he could bear. He barely managed to eke out a few hours that day just so he could see her.

He interlocked their hands and said in a slightly raspy voice, “You’ll know when we get there.”

Melora hummed in response obediently.

-The car sped onto the highway and arrived in front of a high-class condominium at Broadway Alley about.

an hour later.

The condominium was well-known for being expensive but also having good security and privacy.

Apparently, most of the people who bought units there were CEOs and celebrities.

Alfred brought her upstairs.

They arrived at a unit where Alfred opened the door to reveal a room that seemed to be around one hundred and twenty square meters. It was decorated rather luxuriously, and a jazz singer’s soft voice was crooning from the record player.

Melora took her jacket off and started looking around.

Alfred let her give herself a house tour while he went to the kitchen to pour her a glass of milk.

back. Her voice was shaking a little bit nervously when she spoke. “What is this place supposed to be, Alfred?”

want to become

since they still couldn’t announce their relationship openly, she might as

said, “Drink

listened to whatever Alfred said, but she was

caressed her hand gently. His voice sounded as if he had something he needed to get off his chest. “Melora, I’m sorry that I can’t properly marry you for now. I can’t even bring you out on dates or hold. hands with you on the street. We can’t keep meeting in hotels because I don’t want to treat you so cheaply. I know what this place must seem like to you, but I promise that I’ve never thought of you that way. Please treat this place like your own home. Here,

he could offer to her currently-a private and secluded place where he could spend time with her whenever he had a free window

condition stabilized, the two of them could

blushing after his

disappointment, she had begun to feel a little bit

is the house Mr.

even put two bunnies in the bedroom. Leslie had to get someone to queue up for hours

him affectionately, she replied,

her to face him instead and kissed her. After a while, she pulled away and began whining that she was hungry.

admired her figure. Her waist was slender and

his hands

started to cook supper for her while she roamed around him as he busied

to be here?” Alfred chuckled. “Even while

Melora frowned indignantly.

can be so shameless sometimes. Just because he’s older, he likes

her up and placed her on the

had to do anything around the house, he suddenly felt happier than ever while doing such simple household work simply because Melora was there with him. It was much more fun than

asking him why he

because he was busy, nor

he

it would be a stunning and skilled woman. However, his true fate turned out to be with a girl who was possibly

was be affectionate with him and

her all the same. There was no rhyme

Not only did he treat her as a wife, but he also treated her as a

that he was tired, so she offered to wash the

want her to even go

to her in other matters. He coddled her and thought he had a responsibility to make sure she was living a better life with him than she was with the Millers. If she felt slighted in any way,

like that, all it took was one night for Melora to treat the new condominium like

she wouldn’t be going home the whole night. She ended

went back into

in

how exhausted he was and felt her heart wrench a little. She quietly lay down next to him, not wanting to wake him up, but he woke

around her slim waist. “Are you done with your phone call?”

“Yup,” she replied.

The narrow space between them was filled with their warm breaths, igniting a heated passion within

he asked, “Can we do

opened the bedside drawer and took out a small box that he

underneath him as his lips crushed hers.

could tell that he was exhausted. Not wanting him to waste any more of his energy,

Alfred paused.