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

to the condominium when there were undoubtedly

people watching him.

Melora, he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone

Leslie nodded.

Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and

the morning, Leslie visited

“How can you still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need

down. “There’s still

moment, he noticed 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 her. I can’t risk it!

didn’t dare to speak a word,

stayed in the hospital for three

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

then on, Alfred started distancing himself from Melora.

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

to his previous

with Eras and the

became who he used

Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one who answered in an apologetic

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

eat

Day, she received

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

from Melora’s hand. He’s in Barnwood, yet he

her teary gaze, she still called his number, wanting

the clubhouse when

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

“What’s the matter? Has your

moment later, Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just a child. How long can her

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

she

he

with her when in public, he had never touched

refused to budge, Alfred urged, “Do it!”

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

quickened before the call ended

as he was about to play

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

was swirling in his eyes.

returned to his car. Leslie

stared out the window,

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said, “The

the night, he returned to the

there, sleeping

the corner

as well. I wonder how long she’s been waiting for

he was about to carry her, she woke

panic in her eyes clear.

before she cried silently. All she did was stare at him, waiting for an explanation.

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

on her countenance, as though she did