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

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

people watching him.

turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until she

Leslie nodded.

a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t sleep at all. All he did for the

morning, Leslie visited him after

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

settle down. “There’s

noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s hand.

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

to speak a word, knowing Alfred was upset.

stayed in the hospital for

long time before rejecting the call, which

started distancing himself from Melora.

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

returned to his previous

Eras and

he became who he used to be.

a few kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one who answered in an apologetic

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

to eat while waiting for

she received news of

a

newspaper slipped from Melora’s hand. He’s in Barnwood, yet he hasn’t asked to meet me.

she still called his number, wanting an

the clubhouse

in his hand down and

Has your puppy

“She’s just a child. How

said, “Please help me answer the call,

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

her, he reconnected with

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

refused to budge, Alfred

“Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun in the clubhouse.

quickened before

a moment right as he was about

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

look was swirling in

his car. Leslie asked softly.

out the window,

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he said, “The condominium.”

the place that had provided him

Melora was there,

tear stains on the corner of

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

was about to carry

panic in her eyes clear.

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

her down on the couch, gently patting

on her countenance, as though she did