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.”

he was aware of how disappointed she’d

return to the condominium when there were undoubtedly many

people watching him.

comforted Melora, he hung up the phone and turned to Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until

Leslie nodded.

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

the morning, Leslie visited him after handling

suffering such severe injury? Lie down

helped Alfred settle down. “There’s still so much work to-”

noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s hand.

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

to speak a word, knowing Alfred was upset.

stayed in the hospital for three

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

started distancing himself

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

to

reconnected with Eras and the

he became who

time Christmas was over, Melora had lost a few kilograms. She often couldn’t contact Alfred, and

a fool could tell what Alfred was doing. However, she didn’t have the courage to question him

she’d forget to eat

Day, she received news of Alfred.

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

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

she still called his number, wanting an explanation.

was at the clubhouse when his

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

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

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

said, “Please help me

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

he reconnected

despite how affectionate he acted with her when in public, he had

to budge,

“Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun in the clubhouse.

before the call

moment right as he was about to play his

child’s attention won’t last long, but she keeps calling me. It’s quite annoying”

look was swirling

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

stared out the window,

|||

3/5

he said,

returned to the

there, sleeping on

were tear stains on the corner of

been waiting for me. Why didn’t she sleep

to carry her, she woke

panic in her eyes

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

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

look appeared on her countenance, as though she did yet didn’t understand him.