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

he didn’t have the nerve to return to the condominium when there were undoubtedly

people watching him.

the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until

Leslie nodded.

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 window,

in the morning, Leslie visited him after handling some

severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to

down. “There’s still so

the

bitterly. “Despite my age, I fell for a young 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 already twenty-eight. After

dare to speak a word, knowing Alfred

in the hospital for three days.

stared at his phone for a long time before rejecting the call, which pained him greatly. I bet if

Alfred started distancing

of cutting things off with her cleanly, he did it slowly. As he tortured her, he was hurt, too.

to his previous life.

reconnected with Eras and

again, he became who he used to be.

She often couldn’t contact Alfred,

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

forget to eat while waiting

Day, she received news of

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

Barnwood, yet

teary gaze, she still called his

was at the clubhouse when

his hand down and stared at

Has your puppy caught up

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

he said, “Please help me answer the

as a woman, she could tell it

unknown to her, he reconnected with her again recently.

with her when in public, he had never touched her

budge,

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

before the call ended abruptly.

right as he was

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

look was swirling in

that he returned to his car. Leslie

the

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he said, “The condominium.”

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

was there, sleeping on the dining

were tear stains on the

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

as he was about to carry her, she woke

the panic in her eyes

word “Mr. Alfred” before she cried silently. All she did was stare at

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

on her countenance, as though