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.”

of how disappointed she’d

the nerve to return to the

people watching him.

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

Leslie nodded.

needed to rest after breaking a rib and

in the morning, Leslie visited him after

he immediately said, “How can you still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be

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

noticed the diamond ring

woman, 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

a word, knowing Alfred

in the hospital for

rejecting the call, which pained

on, Alfred started distancing himself from Melora.

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

he returned to his previous

with Eras

who he used to

couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie

didn’t have the courage to question

forget to eat while

Day, she received news of Alfred.

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

He’s in Barnwood, yet he hasn’t

still called his number,

clubhouse

cards in his hand down and stared at

the matter? Has your puppy caught up

again. “She’s just a child. How long can her

“Please help me answer

his relationship with Melora was, but as a woman, she could tell it was intimate since he had

to her, he reconnected with her again

when in public, he had

refused to budge, Alfred urged,

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

audibly quickened before the call ended abruptly.

a moment right as he was about to play his cards.

A child’s attention won’t last long, but she keeps

look was swirling in his eyes.

until midnight that he returned to his car.

out the

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he said, “The condominium.”

to the place that had provided him with countless joyful

was there, sleeping on

the corner of

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

about to carry her, she

at him, the panic in her eyes clear.

Alfred” before she cried silently. All she did was stare at him,

on the couch, gently patting

countenance, as though she did yet didn’t understand him.