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.”

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

said goodbye to Henry and told him that she would

continued smoking with an ambiguous look

Crystal left.

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

city center was illuminated with colorful lights, and a couple could be seen hugging and kissing each

paused in her

As the night breeze picked up, the corners of her

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

standing 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 delusional as to assume she was

who she was

pedal, and the Bentley Continental

…

the music center, which offered the best music training in Barnwood. Crystal’s colleagues knew that something had happened to her at home, so they gave her a few

to be affected, so she smiled lightly and said that she was

10.00AM, a package was delivered to her, and the sender was

an exquisite velvet

necklace was brilliant and eye-catching, and it looked very

to Crystal, “Judging from the brand and the number of carats, this necklace probably costs 150,000 at

Crystal didn’t want it.

on the package, so she

work, Crystal went to Justice Law Firm. She handed the velvet box to the receptionist, requesting that it be passed to

bewildered, but she