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.”

course, he was aware of how disappointed

have the nerve to return to the condominium when

people watching him.

hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until she

Leslie nodded.

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 smoke by the window,

the morning, Leslie visited him after

injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be on bed rest for at

down. “There’s

the diamond ring in Alfred’s

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,

dare to speak a

the hospital for

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

Alfred started distancing himself

her cleanly, he did it slowly. As he tortured her, he

to his previous life.

with Eras and

again, he became who

Christmas was over, Melora had lost a few kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the one who

However, she didn’t have the courage to question him face- to-face. All

eat while waiting for

she received news

Ingrid finished her performance, she changed into a

slipped from Melora’s hand. He’s in Barnwood, yet

gaze, she still called his

at the clubhouse when his

in his hand down and

joked, “What’s the matter? Has your puppy caught up

casually again. “She’s just a child. How

he resumed the card game, he said, “Please help

as a woman, she could tell it was

her, he reconnected with

how affectionate he acted with her when in public,

budge, Alfred

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

audibly quickened before the call ended

a moment right as he was

“What did I say? A child’s attention won’t

icy look was swirling

to his

the window, distracted.

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said, “The condominium.”

the night, he returned to the place

Melora was there, sleeping on the

on the corner

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

was about to carry

at him, the panic in her

All she did was stare at him, waiting for

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.