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.”

his presence. She wasn’t even friends with him,

said goodbye to Henry and told him that she

He sat there and continued smoking with an ambiguous

Crystal left.

didn’t want to meet Anna’s disappointed gaze

The Ferris wheel in the plaza at the city center was illuminated with colorful lights, and a couple could be seen hugging and kissing each other under the blinking

paused in her

breeze picked up, the corners of her eyes

a golden Bentley Continental passed by

at the stars in the sky. There was a deep longing in

he knew who she was thinking

on the gas pedal,

…

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

didn’t want anyone to be affected, so she smiled lightly and said

a package was delivered to her, and the sender was a certain

to find an exquisite velvet box that

brilliant and eye-catching, and it looked

whispered to Crystal, “Judging from the brand and the number of carats,

Crystal didn’t want it.

Henry hadn’t left his contact information on the package, so she knew that he

Firm. She handed the velvet box

receptionist was bewildered, but she