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

nerve to return to the condominium when there were

people watching him.

phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until she returns home

Leslie nodded.

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

Leslie visited him

such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The

“There’s still so much

moment, he noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s hand.

the 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

speak a word, knowing Alfred

the hospital

before rejecting the call, which pained him greatly.

started distancing himself from Melora.

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

to his previous

Eras and the

again, he became who he

kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and on the occasion she could, Leslie was the

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

eat

Day, she received news of Alfred.

a beautiful gown. With his arm wrapped around her

in Barnwood, yet he hasn’t asked to

called his number, wanting an explanation.

clubhouse when

down

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

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

said, “Please help me

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

to her, he reconnected

her when in

to budge, Alfred urged,

to answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun in the clubhouse. How about you come

audibly quickened before the call ended abruptly.

moment right as he was about to play his

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

icy look was swirling in his

wasn’t until midnight that he returned to his car. Leslie asked softly. “Where to,

stared out the window,

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he said, “The condominium.”

he returned to the place that had provided

surprise, Melora was there, sleeping

tear stains on the corner of her eyes.

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

he was about to carry

the panic in her eyes clear.

Alfred” before she cried silently. All

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

as though she did yet didn’t understand him.