Crystal's One Night of Love

At two in the afternoon, Leslie came to pick Alfred up.

After Alfred boarded the vehicle, Leslie teased, “You seem high-spirited today.”

Alfred grinned. “Not at all. She was so clingy that I feel tired!”

Leslic chuckled.

Hours later, Alfred left his meeting with a scowl.

Leslie approached him, asking in a whisper, “What happened?”

“We’ll talk in the car.”

Once inside the automobile, Alfred pulled the curtains for the windows and sighed. “Do you remember the project from half a year ago?”

Leslie nodded.

Undoing one button on his shirt, Alfred continued, “I recommended Noel for the project. However, he and his wife died in a suspicious car accident.”

Leslie was stunned for a long while.

Lowering his head, Alfred lit a cigarette with trembling fingers. Several minutes passed before he took a puff. What he didn’t tell Leslie was that there were obvious bruises on Noel and his wife that looked like they were beaten up.

Ultimately, Noel had sacrificed his and his wife’s lives to protect the project data.

Someone had to take over the project.

And since Alfred was the one who designated Noel to oversee it, he had to take responsibility.

As he continued to smoke with his quivering fingers, he removed the small box from his pocket with another hand. Initially, he planned to propose to Melora today and marry her after Christmas.

However, Noel’s death made him question if he should.

The sight of Noel’s and his wife’s ghastly deaths haunted Alfred.

Though Alfred didn’t speak his mind, Leslie could guess what the former was thinking about. Unfortunately, he could only remain silent.

Suddenly, something smashed into the black Audi, launching Alfred forward.

When the car stopped, a man in black clothing riding a motorcycle in front of the automobile halted as well. He then peered through the window as though he had x-ray vision.

The driver cursed and made to exit the vehicle.

Bearing the pain, Alfred exclaimed, “Don’t step out of the car! It’s dangerous!”

When the man in black clothing saw the car didn’t move, he sped off.

Leslie crawled to the backseat to check Alfred’s injury. “How are you feeling, Mr. Lodge?”

Alfred pressed his hand on his abdomen. I must’ve broken a rib.

Despite that, he didn’t show any emotions in his countenance. “To think they’ve received the news so soon. after the meeting concluded! This foreign company is outrageous!”

As much as he wanted to avenge Noel and the latter’s wife, he had to focus more on protecting his own life.

At that moment, his phone rang.

It was from Melora. After a brief moment of hesitation, Alfred answered the call and uttered gently, “I’ve got an emergency at Coldbridge, so I won’t be joining you later, Melora.”

course, he was aware of how disappointed

he didn’t have the nerve to return to

people watching him.

comforted Melora, he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her

Leslie nodded.

was admitted into a private hospital at Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he

Leslie visited

Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be on bed

down. “There’s still so much work to-”

that moment, he noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s hand.

What will I become by then? Though I’m always saying Melora is young, she’s already twenty-eight. After four years, she’ll be over thirty. There’s no way she can waste four

a word, knowing Alfred was

only stayed in the hospital for three

was discharged, Melora called him. He stared at his phone for a long time before rejecting the call, which pained him greatly. I bet if she knows I don’t want her

on, Alfred started distancing himself from

Instead of cutting things off with her cleanly, he did it slowly. As he tortured her, he

Christmas, he returned to his previous

with Eras

he became who

kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could,

fool could tell what Alfred was doing. However, she didn’t have the courage to question him face- to-face. All she could do was habitually wait

forget to eat while

Day, she received

Scala. After Ingrid finished her performance, she changed into a beautiful gown. With his arm wrapped around her waist, they appeared to

Barnwood, yet he

gaze, she still called his

was at the clubhouse when his phone rang.

cards in his hand down

“What’s the matter? Has your puppy

just a child. How

“Please help

what his relationship with Melora was, but as a woman, she could tell

unknown to her, he reconnected with her again recently.

that, despite how affectionate he acted with her when in public, he had never touched her again after their

she refused to budge, Alfred urged,

had no choice but to answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun in the clubhouse.

audibly quickened before

as he was about to play his cards.

say? A child’s attention won’t last long, but she keeps calling me. It’s

icy look was swirling in his

his car.

out the

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he said, “The

the place that had provided

Melora was there, sleeping

the corner of

how long she’s been waiting for me. Why didn’t she sleep in the room? Does she love me that much?

he was about to carry her, she woke

the panic in

cried silently. All she did was stare

couch, gently

appeared on her countenance, as