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.”

was aware of how

nerve to return to the condominium when there were undoubtedly many

people watching him.

up the phone and turned to Leslie.

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

visited him

after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly.

down. “There’s

moment, he noticed the diamond ring

is young, she’s already twenty-eight. After

speak a

stayed in the

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

Alfred started distancing

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

returned to his previous

Eras and

became who he used to

a few kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one who answered in an apologetic tone.

fool could tell what Alfred was doing. However, she didn’t have the courage to question him face- to-face. All she could do was habitually wait for him at the condominium.

forget to eat while

Day, she received news

she changed into a beautiful gown. With his

from Melora’s hand. He’s in Barnwood, yet he hasn’t asked

her teary gaze, she still called his number, wanting an explanation.

clubhouse when his

down

the matter? Has your puppy caught

Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just a child. How long can her attention

the card game, he said, “Please help

idea what his relationship with Melora was, but as a woman, she could tell it was intimate since

her, he reconnected with

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

to budge, Alfred

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

audibly quickened before

for a moment right as he was

child’s attention won’t last long, but

look was swirling in

midnight that he returned to his car. Leslie asked softly. “Where to,

out the

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said,

of the night, he returned to the place that

was there,

the corner of her

entrance, Alfred teared up as well. I wonder how long she’s been waiting for me. Why didn’t she sleep in the

was about to carry her,

him, the panic in her eyes

she cried silently. All she did was

down on the couch,

appeared on her countenance, as though she did yet