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

nerve to return to

people watching him.

to Leslie. “Have

Leslie nodded.

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 morning, Leslie visited him

severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to

settle down. “There’s still

moment, he noticed the diamond ring

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,

dare to speak a word,

stayed in the hospital for

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

Alfred started

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

he returned to his previous

reconnected with Eras and

became who he

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

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

to eat while

Valentine’s Day, she received news of Alfred.

After Ingrid finished her performance, she changed into a beautiful gown. With his arm wrapped around her waist, they appeared to be a

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

called

at the clubhouse when his

his hand down and stared

matter? Has your puppy

moment later, Alfred smiled casually again. “She’s just a

he resumed the card game, he said, “Please

woman, she could tell it was intimate since he had

her, he reconnected with

acted with her when in public, he had never

to budge,

Mr. Alfred is having fun in

breathing audibly quickened before

for a moment right as he was

smirked. “What did I say? A child’s attention won’t last long, but she keeps calling me. It’s quite annoying”

was swirling in

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

out the window,

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said, “The

of the night, he returned to the place that had

surprise, Melora was there, sleeping on

on the corner of her

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

as he was about to carry her,

gazed at him, the panic in her eyes clear.

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

the couch, gently patting her head. “Don’t wait for me anymore, Melora.”

countenance, as though she did yet didn’t