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 little bit nervously when she

didn’t want to become

they still couldn’t announce their relationship openly,

“Drink

whatever Alfred said, but she was

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, I can be your husband. Here, I’ll

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

stabilized, the two of them could finally

was blushing after his

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

house Mr. Alfred bought for me.

cooed, “I even put two bunnies in the bedroom. Leslie had to get someone to queue up for hours to buy them. Do you like

she replied, “I like

a while, she pulled away and began whining that she was

he still greatly admired her figure. Her waist was slender and tight, but she had curves. everywhere else that

his hands off her.

started to cook supper for her while she roamed around him as he busied himself in the kitchen. Suddenly, she

him to be here?” Alfred chuckled.

Melora frowned indignantly.

he’s older, he likes to tease me all

up and placed her on the counter so she

doing such simple household work simply because Melora was there with him. It was much more fun than visiting the clubhouse or listening to Ingrid

him

busy, nor was it because

he hadn’t met anyone he had wanted to settle down

it would be a stunning and skilled woman. However, his true fate turned out to be with a girl who was possibly the furthest thing from that. Melora didn’t know

was be affectionate with him and throw her little tantrums when

same. There was no rhyme

treated her as a child sometimes, Although he liked to tease her all the time, he usually went along

tired, so she offered to

even go near

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 would

one night for Melora to treat the new condominium like her

had to explain why she wouldn’t be going home the whole

she went back into the

in his bathrobe. He was

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

around her slim waist. “Are you done with

“Yup,” she replied.

be closer to her. The narrow space between them was filled

voice was raspy as he asked, “Can we do

out a small box that he left next to his pillow.

was pinned underneath him as his lips

felt a little bit sorry for him. It wasn’t as if she didn’t want to do it. However, she could tell that he was exhausted. Not wanting him to waste any more of his energy, she wrapped her arms around his

Alfred paused.