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

have the nerve to return to the condominium when

people watching him.

Leslie. “Have someone keep

Leslie nodded.

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 did for the night was smoke by the

visited him after

“How can you still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you

“There’s still so much work to-”

moment, he noticed the

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 can’t risk it!

speak a word, knowing Alfred

in the hospital for

for a long time before rejecting

started distancing himself

Instead of cutting things off with her

returned to

Eras

again, he became who he used

contact Alfred, and on the

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

she’d forget to eat while waiting for him.

she received news of Alfred.

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

hand. He’s in Barnwood,

her teary gaze, she still called his

was at the clubhouse when

the cards in his hand down and stared at Melora’s

matter? Has your

again. “She’s just

the card game, he said, “Please

but as a woman, she could tell

to her, he reconnected with her again

how affectionate he acted with her when in public, he had never touched her again after their reunion.

to budge,

but to answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun

before the call ended

paused for a moment right as he

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

look was swirling in

his car. Leslie asked softly. “Where to,

out the

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said, “The condominium.”

the

Melora was there, sleeping

tear stains on the corner of her

teared up as well. I wonder how long she’s been waiting for me.

about to carry her, she woke

at him, the panic in her eyes

silently. All she did was stare at him, waiting for

her down on the couch, gently patting her

as