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.

she hugged him from the back. Her voice was shaking a

want to become his

wasn’t married, but since they still couldn’t announce their relationship openly, she might as well have been his mistress.

“Drink

listened to whatever Alfred said, but she was

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

best he could offer to her currently-a private and secluded place where he could

could finally announce their relationship

blushing after his sudden confession.

disappointment, she had begun to feel a little bit embarrassed and overjoyed at

this is the house Mr.

her up again and cooed, “I even put two bunnies in the bedroom. Leslie had to get someone to queue up for hours to buy

affectionately, she replied, “I like

away and began whining that she was

waist was slender and tight, but she had curves. everywhere

his hands off

while she roamed around him as he busied himself in the kitchen. Suddenly, she asked why Leslie wasn’t there.

you want him to be here?” Alfred chuckled. “Even while we’re doing things

Melora frowned indignantly.

so shameless sometimes. Just because he’s older, he likes to tease

lifted her up and placed her on the counter so she could watch him make

felt happier than ever while doing such simple household work simply because Melora was there with him. It was much more fun than

remembered Melora asking him why he

he was busy, nor was it

he

to be with a girl who was possibly the furthest thing from that. Melora didn’t know how to

was be affectionate with him and throw her little tantrums when she didn’t like

he liked her all the same. There was no rhyme

he treat her as a wife, but he also treated her as a child sometimes, Although he liked to

was tired, so she offered to wash the dishes.

even go

he needed to make it up 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, he

it took was one night for Melora to treat the new condominium

explain why she wouldn’t be going home the whole night. She ended up asking Lynette

she went back

showering and was on the bed in his bathrobe. He was leaning against the headboard, seemingly asleep.

and felt her heart wrench a little. She quietly lay down next to him, not wanting to wake him up, but he woke up the moment she lay down and gently pulled her into

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

“Yup,” she replied.

closer to him and lowered his head to be closer to her. The narrow space between them was filled with their warm breaths, igniting a

was raspy as he asked, “Can we

bedside drawer and took out a small box that

pinned underneath him

it. However, she could tell that he was exhausted. Not wanting him to waste any more of his energy, she wrapped her

Alfred paused.