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 the condominium when there were undoubtedly many

people watching him.

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

Leslie nodded.

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,

Leslie visited him after

Alfred smoking, he immediately said, “How can you still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The doctor says you need to be on bed rest for

settle down. “There’s still

moment, he noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s

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

stayed in the

rejecting the call, which pained him greatly. I bet if she knows I don’t want her anymore, she’ll cry.

then on, Alfred started distancing himself from

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

Christmas, he returned to

Eras and

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

have the courage to question him face- to-face.

she’d forget to eat while

she received news of

she changed into a beautiful gown. With his arm wrapped around her waist, they appeared to be a perfect

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

gaze, she still called his

clubhouse when his phone

his hand down and stared at Melora’s number silently.

your puppy caught up to you?”

“She’s just a child. How long can her attention

said, “Please help me answer the call, Miss

had no idea what his relationship with Melora was, but as a woman, she could tell it was intimate since he had

unknown to her, he reconnected with her again recently.

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

to budge, Alfred

no choice but to answer the call. “Hey, Miss Miller! Mr. Alfred is having fun in the clubhouse. How about

breathing audibly quickened before the call ended abruptly.

for a moment right as he

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

icy look was swirling in his eyes.

returned to his car. Leslie asked softly. “Where

stared out the window,

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said, “The

returned to the place that had provided

his surprise, Melora was there,

were tear stains on the corner of her eyes.

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

was about to carry her,

the panic in

the word “Mr. Alfred” before she cried silently. All she did was stare at him, waiting for an explanation.

on the couch,

her countenance, as though she did yet didn’t understand