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

the nerve to return to the condominium when there were undoubtedly many

people watching him.

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

Leslie nodded.

rest after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t sleep at all. All he did for the night was

four in the morning, Leslie visited him after handling some affairs.

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

settle down. “There’s still so much work to-”

the

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

a

stayed in the

him. He stared at his phone for a long time before rejecting the call, which pained

started distancing himself

deal with Melora. Instead of cutting things off with her cleanly,

he returned to

with Eras and the others.

again, he became who

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

question him face- to-face. All she could do

eat while waiting for him.

Day, she received news

at 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

Melora’s hand. He’s in Barnwood,

still called

at the clubhouse when his phone

his hand down and stared

matter? Has your

just a

card game, he said, “Please help me answer

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

he

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

she refused to budge, Alfred urged, “Do

Mr.

audibly quickened before

for a moment right as he was about to play

he smirked. “What did I say? A child’s attention won’t last long, but she

swirling in

returned to his car. Leslie asked softly. “Where

the window,

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he said, “The

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

Melora was there, sleeping on

tear stains on the corner of her

the entrance, Alfred teared up as well. I wonder how long she’s been waiting for me. Why

to carry

at him, the panic

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

heart ached as he settled her down on the couch, gently patting her head. “Don’t wait for me

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