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.”

of how disappointed she’d

the nerve to return to the condominium

people watching him.

Leslie. “Have

Leslie nodded.

and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t sleep

in the morning, Leslie visited

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

down. “There’s still so much work

he noticed the diamond ring

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 don’t want to think about the possibility that my enemy knows about her. I can’t risk it!

a

only stayed in the hospital for three

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

on, Alfred started

her cleanly, he did it slowly. As he tortured

he returned to his

Eras and the others.

who

time Christmas was over, Melora had lost a few kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on

However, she didn’t have the courage to question

forget to eat

Day, she received news

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

in Barnwood, yet he

her teary gaze, she still called

the clubhouse

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

the matter? Has your puppy caught

just a child. How long can her attention last?”

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

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

to her, he reconnected with her again recently.

acted with her when in public, he had never touched her again after

that she refused to budge,

Ingrid had no choice but to answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is

breathing audibly quickened before the call ended abruptly.

a moment right as he

did I say? A child’s attention won’t last long, but she keeps calling me.

look was swirling in

wasn’t until midnight that he returned to his car. Leslie

the window,

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said, “The

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

was there, sleeping on the dining

tear stains on the corner of her eyes.

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

he was about to carry her,

him, the panic in her eyes

All she did was stare at him, waiting for

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

as though