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.”

he was aware of how disappointed she’d feel.

didn’t have the nerve to return to the condominium when

people watching him.

comforted Melora, he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie.

Leslie nodded.

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

in the morning, Leslie visited him after handling

still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly.

down. “There’s

he noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s

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 over thirty. There’s no way she can waste four years waiting for me.” I also don’t want to think about the possibility that my enemy knows

didn’t dare to speak a word, knowing Alfred was

only stayed in the hospital for three days.

for a long time before rejecting the call, which pained him greatly. I bet if she knows I

Alfred started distancing

things off with her cleanly, he did it

returned to his previous

with Eras

again, he became who he used to be.

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

to question him face- to-face. All

to eat

received news

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

Barnwood, yet he hasn’t

her teary gaze, she still called his number, wanting an explanation.

the clubhouse when his phone rang.

hand down and stared at

“What’s the matter? Has your puppy

later, Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just a

the card game, he said, “Please help

but as a woman, she

her, he reconnected with her

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

budge, Alfred

answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun

before the call ended

he was about to play his

I say? A child’s attention won’t

look was swirling

returned to his car. Leslie asked softly. “Where to,

stared out the window,

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he said, “The condominium.”

the place that had

was there, sleeping on

stains on the corner of her

well. I wonder how long she’s been waiting for me. Why didn’t she

was about to

him, the panic

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

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

on her countenance, as though she