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.”

refused to cry in his presence. She wasn’t even friends with him, so there was no point in showing weakness in

said goodbye to Henry and told him that she would hail a

He sat there and continued

Crystal left.

She didn’t want to meet Anna’s disappointed gaze

night fell, Crystal walked alone on the streets. The Ferris wheel in the plaza at the city center was illuminated with colorful lights, and a couple

paused in

As the night breeze picked

a golden Bentley Continental passed by

under the Ferris wheel, looking up at the stars in the sky. There was a deep longing in her eyes, and Henry wasn’t so

who

on the gas pedal, and

…

next day, Crystal went to work at the music center, which offered the best music training in Barnwood. Crystal’s colleagues knew that something had

want anyone to be affected, so she smiled lightly and said

a package was delivered to her, and

to find an exquisite velvet box

brilliant and eye-catching,

to Crystal, “Judging from the brand and the number

Crystal didn’t want it.

on the package, so she knew that he didn’t want

Law Firm. She handed the velvet box to the receptionist, requesting

but she