Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 9 Precious Gift as Compensation

Henry was quite gentlemanly as he reached out and adjusted her skirt, then moved to button it up.

“I can do it myself,” Crystal said in a shaky voice.

She gripped the grain-sized button, but it was so slippery that she couldn’t quite do it. In the end, Henry buttoned it for her.

He apologized to her again.

To compensate, he called up Jake Murray and explained the situation with Crystal’s father to him.

Jake was quite approving of Henry, so he immediately agreed to the man’s request. Then, he scheduled a time to meet up with Crystal.

Henry chatted with Jake for a bit before hanging up.

He sat down at the desk and lit a cigarette, then said to Crystal, “Other than the lawsuit, do let me know if there’s anything else you want.”

Crystal knew that this must be their last meeting.

If it were before, Henry might fondly recall her body on occasion, but things were different now. He must have made a firm decision to set a clear boundary between them.

After all, Crystal knew her worth.

She pretended to be indifferent as she said, “We’re just a couple of adults having fun. I didn’t lose anything, anyway. I even have to thank you for your help, Mr. Miller.”

to cry in his presence. She wasn’t even friends with

him that

and continued smoking with

Crystal left.

home right away, though. She didn’t want to meet Anna’s disappointed gaze

the streets. The Ferris wheel in the plaza at the city center was illuminated with colorful lights, and

paused in

the night breeze picked up, the

a golden Bentley Continental passed by Crystal’s side, Henry

wheel, looking up at the stars in the sky. There was a deep

who she was thinking

pedal, and the Bentley Continental sped

…

which offered the best music training in Barnwood. Crystal’s colleagues knew that something had happened to her at

she smiled lightly and said that she was

her, and the sender was a certain Mr.

opened the package to find an exquisite velvet box that contained a diamond

was brilliant and eye-catching, and it

from the brand and the number of carats,

Crystal didn’t want it.

on the package, so

the velvet box to the receptionist,

bewildered, but