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

didn’t have the nerve to return to

people watching him.

he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her

Leslie nodded.

private hospital at Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t

Leslie visited

suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be on

down. “There’s still so

that moment, he noticed the diamond ring in

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

a word, knowing

only stayed in the hospital for three days.

before rejecting the call, which pained him greatly. I bet if she knows I don’t want her

started distancing

with her cleanly, he did it slowly. As

returned to his previous life.

with Eras and the others.

became who

couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one who

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

to eat

she received news of

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

Barnwood, yet he hasn’t asked

called

the clubhouse when his

hand down and stared at Melora’s number

your

Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just

said, “Please help me answer the call, Miss

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

reasons unknown to her, he reconnected with her

her when in

budge, Alfred

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

before the

for a moment right as he was about

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

look was swirling in his

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

stared out the window,

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said, “The condominium.”

returned to the place that had provided him with

surprise, Melora was there, sleeping on the dining table.

on the corner of her eyes.

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

he was about to carry her, she

him, the panic in her

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

heart ached as he settled her down on the couch, gently patting her head.

her countenance, as though she did yet didn’t understand him.