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

the nerve to return to the

people watching him.

turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on

Leslie nodded.

a private hospital at Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a

morning, Leslie visited him after handling

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

helped Alfred settle down. “There’s still

moment, he noticed the

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 about

a word, knowing Alfred

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 don’t want her anymore, she’ll cry.

Alfred started distancing himself from

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

Christmas, he returned to his previous life.

with Eras

he became who he used to be.

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

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

to eat while waiting for

she received news

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

Melora’s hand. He’s in Barnwood, yet he hasn’t

gaze, she still called his number, wanting

clubhouse when

in his hand down and stared at Melora’s number silently.

Has your puppy

just

“Please

was, but as a woman, she could tell it was intimate since he had ignored her for

reasons unknown to her, he reconnected with her again recently.

despite how affectionate he acted with her when in public, he had never

budge, Alfred urged, “Do

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

quickened before the call

moment right as he was

won’t last long, but she keeps calling me. It’s quite annoying”

swirling in

returned to his car. Leslie

stared out the window, distracted.

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said, “The

he returned to the place that had provided him with countless joyful moments.

there, sleeping on

stains on the corner

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

was about to carry her, she woke up.

at him, the panic

mouthed the word “Mr. Alfred” before she cried silently. All she did was stare at him,

he settled her down on the couch,

countenance, as though