Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 23 How Are You Going to Compensate, Robert?

When Crystal woke up in the morning, she found an exquisite square velvet box placed beside her pillow.

Stunned, she opened it to have a look.

A diamond ring lay within and it shimmered brilliantly. It was a Tiffany classic, and its carat seemed quite high.

Crystal could guess who it was from.

The irony was real, though. Considering how to be violated, he had the nerves of steel to go had forced her into a corner and almost caused her a diamond ring!

She was about to ask the nurse to return it when the door opened.

It was Robert walking in. When he saw Crystal looking at the diamond ring, he said in a rare gentle tone, “You’re awake. Do you like it?”

Crystal closed the box and smiled lightly.

“Yes, I do. No woman can say no to diamond rings. Robert, I don’t want anything from you, though.”

Crystal thought that when she saw Robert’s face again, she would be disgusted and furious. Much to her surprise, she was completely calm as if she were talking to a stranger.

she no longer had any feelings for him after the

very lightly, “Crystal, this is my compensation toward you. I don’t

my dad go! I’ll immediately leave Barnwood with my parents, and I’ll never show up in front of you again, much less get in your way! Robert,

stuck his hands in his pockets and straightened up. “We’ll talk when you’ve thought

the diamond ring she was holding in his direction. “Get lost, Robert Sloan!”

little box grazed Robert’s forehead, leaving a

Robert wasn’t bothered.

placed it in his pocket. Someday, he would place the

that

wished he would just leave at that instant.

when the door to

was Henry entering the

well–dressed today, clad in a classic suit in black and white. His snow–white shirt

nodded at Robert, then

don’t you Venmo it

her phone and leaning against her bed as he scanned the code to add each other

Why do you only have 2600

like it was on fire.

seriously, “You owe me 670. Why don’t you