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

have the nerve to return to the condominium

people watching him.

Melora, he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until she returns home safely.”

Leslie nodded.

to rest after breaking a rib and suffering

in the morning, Leslie visited him

Alfred smoking, he 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 least

“There’s still so much work

he noticed the diamond

against the headboard, Alfred smiled 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 four years, she’ll be over thirty. There’s no way she can waste four years waiting for me.” I also

a word, knowing Alfred

only stayed in the hospital for

he was discharged, Melora called him. He stared at his phone for a long time before rejecting the call, which pained him

on, Alfred started distancing himself from

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

returned to his previous life.

reconnected with Eras and the others.

who he

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

question him face- to-face. All she could do was habitually wait for him

she’d forget to eat

Day, she received news of

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

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

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

clubhouse when

in his hand down and stared at Melora’s number

Has your puppy

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

“Please

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

her, he reconnected

despite how affectionate he acted with her when in public, he

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

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

breathing audibly quickened before the call ended abruptly.

paused for a moment right as he was about to

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

icy look was swirling

to his car.

out the window,

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he said, “The

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

surprise, Melora was there, sleeping on the dining

the

wonder how long she’s been waiting for me. Why didn’t she sleep in the room? Does she

he was about to carry her, she woke

the panic in her

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

settled her down on the couch, gently patting

her countenance, as