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.”

was aware of how

to the condominium when there were undoubtedly many

people watching him.

up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until she returns home safely.”

Leslie nodded.

into a private hospital at Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t sleep at all. All he did for the night was smoke by the

in the morning, Leslie visited him

can you still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be on bed rest for at least a week.”

helped Alfred settle down. “There’s

moment, he noticed the

Leslie! I need to stay four years on the project. 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

didn’t dare to speak a

in the hospital

time before rejecting the call, which pained him greatly. I bet

then on, Alfred started distancing himself

easily deal with Melora. Instead of cutting things off with her cleanly, he did

he returned to his

reconnected with Eras

he became who he used to be.

Christmas was over, Melora had lost a few kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one who answered in an apologetic

doing. However, she didn’t have the courage to question him face- to-face. All she could do

to eat while waiting for him.

received news of Alfred.

into a beautiful gown. With his arm wrapped around her waist, they appeared to be

He’s in Barnwood, yet he hasn’t asked to meet

teary gaze, she still called

was at the clubhouse when his phone

hand down and stared at Melora’s number silently.

the matter? Has your puppy caught

moment later, Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just a child. How long can

“Please help me answer the call,

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

he reconnected with her

acted with her when in public, he had never touched

budge, Alfred urged,

Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun

audibly quickened before the call ended abruptly.

for a moment right as he was about to play

he smirked. “What did I say? A child’s attention won’t last long, but she

was swirling in his

that he returned to his car. Leslie asked

out the window, distracted.

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said, “The condominium.”

he returned to the place that had provided him with countless

was there, sleeping on the

the corner of

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

was about to carry her,

him, the panic

All she did was stare at him, waiting for an

settled her down on the couch, gently patting her head. “Don’t wait for

her countenance, as though she did