Crystal's One Night of Love

Melora’s figure was hidden under the bedsheets. Her body was full of red marks left behind by him.

She was in tears, a mixture of sorrow and apprehension overwhelming her.

Alfred covered his swollen eyes. It took him some time before he could speak again. “Leave after lunch. Don’t come here anymore. Melora, listen carefully. I don’t want you anymore.”

Her sobs weakened.

Just like that, she curled her body up again.

She adamantly declined to go downstairs for lunch. The thought of it was too humiliating, and she had no desire to face anyone if

A long while later, she finally sat up and got dressed.

Her hands were trembling, but she slowly put on her clothes and got out of bed..

Alfred followed suit.

He gently touched her arm and said in a hoarse voice, “Go have something to eat. I’ll arrange for someone to take you to the airport after that.”

She slapped his hand away and replied softly, “It’s fine. I can walk there by myself.”

Alfred’s hand hung in midair before eventually dropping back to his side. He had contemplated saying something but ultimately chose not to.

It’s good that she’s willing to leave!

There’s no use in trying to salvage the situation. Giving her a ride won’t change anything.

A heavy silence enveloped them. Melora gripped the doorknob, fully aware that after leaving him this time, their relationship would be irreparably severed, and she would never again address him as “Mr. Alfred.” It was the conclusive end of their relationship.

To him, it was just a casual relationship, but she had developed feelings for him.

At this very moment, Melora was certain that she had no regrets about falling in love with him. The memories of him showering affection upon her were genuine, and that was sufficient for her.

As she opened the door, she saw Lucia standing outside.

Lucia smiled gently. “Why are you crying? Alfred, keep in mind that Melora is significantly younger than you. You should cherish her. Why did you mistreat her instead?”

She took her hand and led her to the dining room.

Melora couldn’t find it in her heart to push away the compassionate elderly woman. She said tearfully. “I’m going home.”

Lucia looked at her son for a while before responding. “Even if you want to go home, you should leave after having lunch. I’ll have Alfred’s driver give you a ride.”

In the end, the three of them had a meal together in silence.

Melora’s tears kept rolling down her cheeks. Alfred didn’t have an appetite. He walked over to the window and lit up a cigarette.

After she was done with her meal, he told his driver to drive her to the airport.

Melora got into the car and left.

As the black MPV drove away, Alfred stood there quietly for a long while.

His heart was numb with pain.

Next to him, Lucia fell intes tears. “Why did you upset her and make her leave when you finally wanted to settle down?”

It was clear to Lucia that he was acting against his own desires. She opted not to meddle but sympathized with him and felt sorry for Melora. She had questions in her mind but she chose to remain silent.

Leslie soon arrived to pick him up.

The tense atmosphere made him ask a few questions and he immediately knew what had happened.

He frowned and reported in a low voice, “Miss Cook is in the car. When I came over to pick you up, she said she wanted to hitch a ride. I couldn’t say no.”

Alfred’s expression changed.

Caylie was Alfred’s junior, and she majored in engineering just like him. She had also been his first love.

After he took over the project, Caylie came parachuting in. Their past romantic involvement naturally led him to treat her differently. However, this didn’t deter him from conducting an investigation.

After completing her university education, Caylie worked abroad for three years.

Although he couldn’t tell where she came from, he had already concluded that she had been secretly sent by a foreign company.

to his

was about to instruct Leslie to do something when Caylie came over. As

it was in the past, Lucia would have been delighted to see her. However, she was aware that Alfred’s heart now belonged to Melora, so she didn’t

didn’t even offer

She said softly. “Mr. Lodge, sorry for the

maintained a composed look and

and the latter instantly understood what he

is the only one who can see through everything and make

had been kidnapped and that Caylie was the spy.

had someone from their side in their grasp, Leslie

as though nothing

Alfred nodded.

him into the car.

tense. No one uttered a word as if they were engaged

came to a halt at the research center, Alfred’s phone rang. It was a

phone so tightly that his knuckles turned

a smile, “What do you want?”

at the other end of the line chuckled out loud and

sent to Alfred, and it was

chair with her lips sealed, and below her was the Lodge family driver. They were both in an abandoned

person called him yet again.

Noel Lodge and his wife met their end. They were quite stubborn, and

his phone in a

tone, “You’re using a young lady to threaten me for information? Dream on! Do whatever you want to

that, he ended the call.

of the line was a tanned and tall man.

the call without hesitation and shot a glance at

Alfred’s lover. I can’t believe he doesn’t care if she lives or dies. Dmn it! People in

causing harm, but someone next to him promptly stopped him. “Are you

wild rooster. He chopped the rooster’s head off and put it into a plastic bag. “Send this

moment, his subordinate approached him with a phone and whispered, “Our superior wants us to capture Cayle Cook.

Caylie Cook?

man was dumbfounded. “Isn’t she

subordinate scratched his head. “It’s an

and he sneered, “So, she’s been playing us for fools. I had no idea she used to date

ordered his subordinates to

he turned

her twice in anger. “Your lover is quite something, isn’t he?

lovers all over the place! Can he

in a

had heard

ago, Alfred had said, “You’re using a young lady to threaten me for information? Dream on!

guess that the information was really important,

really just hang up like that? And is Miss Cook

dumbfounded that she did not even cry.

Time ticked by.

an alluring lady with a black cloth covering her head was

a blue coat with her

as Ingrid, she

the newcomer. So she’s Alfred’s

started handling her roughly, she couldn’t contain her anger and delivered their

swiftly retaliated with a slap of his own, causing Caylie’s ears to ring from the force of

exploded, “What are you doing?”

and gave her a forceful kick “What are we doing? F*ck! Why didn’t you tell us you used to date Alfred? If you had been honest with us, we wouldn’t have needed to kidnap this young lady. We could’ve just kidnapped you to save the trouble!”

in fury. “Who gave

“My superior!”

“Which superior?”

along with that

that, the men flashed lecherous

better than

and broke into a cold

them to abduct me so that he could rescue me and also save

her scream out loud, but she held herself back, well

of Alfred’s ruthlessness, she knew it all too well. The fact that he could have her kidnapped meant that he had already gained control over her family. If anything were to happen to Melora, he would ensure that her family paid the price..

Jealousy overwhelmed her.

could be in love with a young woman. When they broke up, he had told her that he

what he had told her, she had decided to defy

the same level as

her life as a bargaining chip in exchange for Melora’s

Alfred was capable of doing that.