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 she’d feel.

didn’t have the nerve to return to the condominium

people watching him.

the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an

Leslie nodded.

hospital at Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t sleep

the morning, Leslie visited him after handling some affairs.

suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be on bed rest for at least

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

noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s hand.

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

didn’t dare to speak a word, knowing

the hospital for three

stared at his phone for a long time before rejecting the call, which pained him

on, Alfred started

course, he could easily deal with Melora. Instead of cutting things off with her cleanly, he did it slowly. As he

he returned to his previous life.

reconnected with Eras and the others.

became who

Alfred, and

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

she’d forget to eat while

she received news of Alfred.

support Ingrid at La Scala. After Ingrid finished her performance, she changed into a beautiful

hand. He’s in Barnwood, yet he

gaze, she still called his number,

at the clubhouse when his

cards in his hand down

“What’s the matter? Has your puppy caught up

Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just a child. How long

card game, he said, “Please help me answer the

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

he reconnected with

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

to budge, Alfred urged, “Do

Miller! Mr. Alfred is

breathing audibly quickened before the call

paused for a moment right as he was about to play his

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

look was swirling in his

until midnight that he returned to his

out the window, distracted.

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he said,

middle of the night, he returned to the place that had provided him with countless

was there, sleeping on the dining

on the corner of

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

as he was about to carry her, she

gazed at him, the panic in

All she did was

couch, gently patting her head. “Don’t wait

on her countenance, as though