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 how

didn’t have the nerve to return to the condominium when there were undoubtedly

people watching him.

Leslie. “Have someone keep an eye on her until she returns home

Leslie nodded.

after breaking a rib and suffering from a concussion, he couldn’t

four in the morning, Leslie visited him after handling some affairs.

immediately said, “How can you still smoke after suffering such severe injury? Lie down quickly. The

helped Alfred settle down. “There’s still

noticed the diamond ring in Alfred’s

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

didn’t dare to speak a word, knowing

the hospital

He stared at his phone for a long time before rejecting the

on, Alfred started distancing himself from Melora.

easily deal with Melora. Instead of cutting things off with her cleanly, he did it slowly. As he tortured her, he was hurt, too.

to his previous life.

Eras and

he became who he

contact Alfred,

question him face- to-face. All she

forget to eat while waiting

she received news of Alfred.

Ingrid finished her performance, she changed into a beautiful

Barnwood, yet

teary gaze, she still called his

clubhouse

his hand down

Has your puppy caught up

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

the card game, he said, “Please

as a woman, she could tell it was intimate since he

her, he reconnected with her again

she knew that, despite how affectionate he acted with her when in public, he had never touched her

budge, Alfred urged, “Do it!”

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

audibly quickened before

right as he was about to play

smirked. “What did I say? A child’s attention won’t last long, but she

was swirling in his eyes.

to his car.

stared out the window,

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said, “The

of the night, he returned to the place that had provided him with

Melora was there, sleeping

tear stains on the

well. I wonder how long she’s been waiting

about to carry

panic in her eyes

All she did was stare at him,

ached as he settled her down on the couch, gently patting her head.

countenance, as though she did