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

to the condominium when there were

people watching him.

up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone

Leslie nodded.

Alfred was admitted into a private hospital at Coldbridge. Though he needed to rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t sleep at all. All he did for the night was

the morning, Leslie visited him after handling some affairs.

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

helped Alfred settle down. “There’s still

moment, he noticed the diamond ring

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

didn’t dare to speak a word,

stayed in the hospital for

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

then on, Alfred started

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

returned to his

with Eras

again, he became who he

She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she

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

forget to eat while waiting for him.

Day, she received news of Alfred.

La Scala. After Ingrid finished her performance, she changed into a beautiful gown. With his arm wrapped around her waist, they appeared to be a perfect match.

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

her teary gaze, she still called

the clubhouse when his

cards in his hand down and stared at

Has your

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

game, he said, “Please help

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

for reasons unknown to her, he reconnected

her when in

budge, Alfred urged, “Do it!”

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

before the call ended

paused for a moment right as he was about to play his cards.

attention won’t last long, but she keeps

swirling

that he returned to his

the

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he said, “The

to the place that had provided him with

Melora was there, sleeping

on the corner of her eyes.

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

about to carry her, she

gazed at him, the panic in her eyes

silently. All she did was stare at

on the couch, gently patting her head.

dazed look appeared on her countenance, as though she did yet didn’t understand