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.”

aware of how disappointed

to the condominium

people watching him.

comforted Melora, he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep

Leslie nodded.

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

morning, Leslie visited him

saw 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

Alfred settle down. “There’s

the diamond

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.

dare to speak a word,

the hospital for three

a long time before rejecting the call, which pained him

then on, Alfred started distancing

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

returned to his previous life.

with Eras

he became who he used

contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one

courage to question him face- to-face. All she

forget to eat while

Day, she received

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

Barnwood, yet

gaze, she still called his

the clubhouse

hand down and stared

the matter? Has your puppy caught up to you?”

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

“Please help me answer the call, Miss

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

unknown to her, he reconnected with her again recently.

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

budge, Alfred urged,

such, Ingrid had no choice but to answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun in the clubhouse.

before the call ended abruptly.

a moment right as he was about to

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

look was swirling in

that he returned to his car. Leslie asked softly.

the window,

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he said, “The condominium.”

the place that had provided

was there,

tear stains on the corner

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

was about to carry her, she

gazed at him, the panic

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

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

appeared on her countenance, as though she did