Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 13 8 Have You No Shame.

Colors drained from Crystal’s face.

Henry reached out to touch her face, but she instinctively took a step back.

In the end, he put his hand down.

“No matter what, you’re hurt. My heart aches for you, Crystal, so please let me take care of you.”

Crystal listened quietly while staring at him expressionlessly. “Mr. Miller, do I really have to make myself clear? I know you like me to some extent, but that’s it. Whenever something happened to Audrey, you would go to her without hesitation, completely disregarding my feelings. You didn’t even care whether I was heartbroken or sad or lying on an operating table.”

Crystal forced a smile despite the heart-wrenching pain in her chest as she continued, “Mr. Miller, I can’t afford to love a man like you!”

Henry approached and cradled her head, attempting to kiss her and hoping to salvage their relationship that way.

At the very least, he wanted to remind her of the intimacy and affection they once shared.

Crystal was stunned.

His tender actions caused her body to stiffen, and even her heart was turning numb from the pain.

As newfound strength surged within her, she pushed him away.

“Henry Miller, have you no shame? Am I, Crystal Winters, a lowly ser vant at your beck and call? If you just want to sleep with a woman, you can h o ok up with as many women as you like. With your qualifications, women will throw themselves at you. You don’t have to cling to me like this.”

Henry’s gaze darkened. “Do you think all I want is to sleep with you?”

Crystal’s lips trembled as she retorted, “What else do you want? Are you planning to marry me, then?”

Henry’s breathing turned slightly labored.

He clenched his fists in silence. The standstill lasted for a long while before he uttered in slight exhaustion, “Crystal, I don’t plan to get married because marriage isn’t one of the milestones in life I aim to achieve, not because I’m toying with you.”

your life

Crystal lowered her gaze and chuckled. “Don’t worry, I don’t plan on intruding into you either.”

After saying that, she stretched out her hand to close the door, but Henry stopped her.

Furrowing his brows slightly, he said, “You are more important than Audrey to me!”

him

eyes.

if she had heard the funniest joke of the century, Crystal repeated his words in an

a solemn

“I remember you’re handling one of Audrey’s financial disputes. If you say I’m more important than her, 1, as someone

so he absolutely couldn’t allow a woman to do as she pleased and meddle in

on her, Henry asked.

had brought, and threw them outside the door. “I have another request, which is

door and

seemed to

in his arms, nuzzling his neck, and feeling

of tobacco mixed with the smell of aftershave

she only wanted to stay away

long after, Madison returned. Looking at her pale face, Crystal figured she must’ve argued with Henry

for my sake. Zachary and the Miller Family have

her heart actually

box and whispered, “Don’t worry.

would be somewhat agonizing, Crystal believed things would eventually get

rested for a few days before going back to

from Luther, so

the news

are plenty of opportunities in this world, so we’ll always venture into other possibilities. I’ve arranged a

was deeply grateful

she personally contacted Martha. “Mrs. Xander, I’m sorry, but I can’t cooperate with Mr. Xander anymore. However, if Janice is still willing to learn from me,

including Robert

difficult to get along with, but Crystal remained courteous at that point and even opted not to

depend solely on my husband for my living, Ultimately, it’s best if I have some investments of my

Martha was also a shrewd person, knowing she

invest, Martha couldn’t

Crystal attended

illness, she

for Emelia, so there was

a

wine flowed into her stomach, causing a wave of

good alcohol

“Brilliant, Miss Winters!”