Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 170 Giving It A Try For I Love You Dearly

Henry pulled her into his embrace and pressed his lips against hers. “Say my name again.”

Crystal was reluctant to do so.

Nestling against his shoulder, she inhaled the subtle scent of his sweat, embracing him tenderly.

I’m guessing Henry wants to do it again.

Tracing her slender fingers along his chiseled features, she murmured, “Get some rest, and make sure to have some stew later.”

Henry’s gaze grew deep and profound. “Are you worried about me?” he asked.

Indeed, Crystal did feel concerned for him.

Captivated by her gentle and submissive demeanor, the desire within him surged, and he rolled over before pinning her down, yearning for another round.

Before their intimate moment could proceed further, however, his phone rang, playing a distinct ringtone reserved exclusively for Joshua.

Naturally, Crystal displayed a strong aversion toward Joshua’s phone call.

True to expectations, Henry’s face darkened after a brief conversation on the phone. He soon got to his feet and proceeded to get dressed.

Seeing this, Crystal wrapped her arms around him from behind, refusing to let him leave.

“Henry, can’t you just ignore her for once? You know she’s doing this on purpose. How much longer will you let her hurt you? Shouldn’t there be a limit to your debt of gratitude?” she exclaimed.

Isn’t he aware that I’m a woman as well? I can’t keep pretending everything is fine and make him some nourishing food just to watch him go to the hospital to donate blood for a deranged woman!

When her gaze fell upon the needle marks on his arm, she felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation.

Henry fell silent and simply gave her a passionate kiss that lasted for a long while.

He comforted her, waiting until she had calmed down a bit before reassuring her in a soft voice, “I’ll be back soon.”

“No, you won’t. Audrey won’t allow it,” Crystal whispered, her voice tinged with resignation.

Her tone grew serious, and she uttered, “Henry, Audrey is not your responsibility! While it’s understandable that you want to assist her with the lawsuit, your enabling behavior will only exacerbate her madness.”

In truth, what she wanted to convey was that if Audrey was truly experiencing mental illness, she should consider seeking treatment from a mental health professional.

Henry seemed to have grasped her underlying message.

His gaze flickered with profound and inscrutable emotions, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts. Sensing the weight of his silence, Crystal decided to keep the rest of her thoughts unspoken.

In the end, he still put on his clothes and left.

As usual, Henry did not return.

The spring nights were surprisingly chilly, and as the clock struck three in the morning, Crystal found it difficult to remain lying in bed. Although she initially considered returning to her condominium, she hesitated, not wanting to disturb Snowy.

Just like that, she sat motionless in the living room throughout the night.

Over the next two weeks, Audrey’s penchant for kicking up a fuss escalated to the point where Crystal hardly saw Henry anymore.

him, he appeared visibly unwell and would

time passed, Crystal no longer wanted to question

the short end of the stick with no way out. In fact, the bond between them had become so tenuous that she found herself sympathizing with him for no reason.

given up on this relationship and was simply waiting for an eventual outcome to

surprise, David

arrived in a car to pick her up personally, respectfully stating, “Miss Winters, our CEO would like to meet

an hour later, Crystal found herself sitting in

her in high regard as he dismissed his secretary and personally brewed a cup of coffee for her. Smiling, he said, “I heard from Melora that you enjoy Mandheling coffee. I had my secretary purchase some beans for you. Please give it a

by

status rarely

about

and spoke in a relaxed manner. “Why haven’t you been coming to the house lately? Melora talks about you all the time, and Julia is eagerly looking forward to having a meal with you.”

for she couldn’t see any hope or

David was well aware of the inner

acquainted with his

really like Crystal. She’s a stunning woman, and her tenacious spirit surpasses even that

Audrey causing trouble and Henry’s absence from home, David knew he had to do something

but seeing the hardships you’ve endured recently, why not take some time abroad to heal your heart? Once your studies are completed and the legal issues with the Quinn family are resolved, all debts of gratitude will have been repaid. By then, you and Henry will be

up when she

oblivious to the current circumstances, and she understood

sacrifices. By getting me to leave, Audrey would stop kicking up a fuss which will, in turn, alleviate some of the hardships Henry is facing. It seemed like a perfectly arranged solution, taking into account

of it caused a pang in Crystal’s heart, leaving her breathless with pain.

opulent office fell into prolonged silence, stretching out

an endless reservoir of patience when it came to dealing with this young

her gaze and uttered with a heavy heart, “I need some time to consider

deathly pale as

David got his secretary to

sooner had Crystal left

the news from somewhere that Crystal would be here, but by the time she rushed over, the young woman was already gone. Her beautiful countenance was marred with concern as she began to reprimand her husband

warned that he would only have two chances for romantic relationships in his life, and only one of them would lead to a

and added, “I’m going to make sure

listened to his wife’s tirade.

while feeling

that the main source of conflict in this situation was not Audrey but rather Henry

woman who comes from a good family and has a successful career such as herself wait for him. The real issue here lay with my son, who failed to cherish her or

for he knew that without

believing in

home with the invitation letter

it for

encounter with Henry, and they simply embraced each other without

Although I could entrust my career to capable hands during the two years that I’ll be gone,

morning light broke, Crystal delicately traced her fingers over the ring adorning her hand, reliving the stirring emotions of the day he had presented it to her. The echo of their shared moments filled her heart

the end, she came to the conclusion that the love she held

willing to take the gamble. I’ll take Dad and Anna with me to Ferropene. Once I’m done with my piano studies, I believe that I’ll be better suited for Henry and

Crystal made this decision, a sense of confusion and

with Henry’s face right in front of her, she felt her raging emotions cool off, for

in and planted a tender kiss on his lips, whispering, “I love

he

him before

Crystal remained silent, refusing to repeat her

knew it was time to make up for his unfinished desires left from the previous