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.

visibly unwell and would

no longer wanted to question him anything.

the stick with no way out. In fact, the bond between them had

herself pondering that, perhaps subconsciously, she had already given up on this relationship and was simply waiting

David

personally, respectfully stating, “Miss Winters, our CEO would like to meet

hour later, Crystal found herself sitting in David’s

cup of coffee for her. Smiling, he said, “I heard from Melora that you enjoy

surprised by the

aware that individuals of David’s status rarely stooped to such humble gestures without any reason.

off about

been coming to the house lately? Melora talks about you all the time, and Julia is eagerly looking forward to having

had no idea how to respond to that, for she couldn’t see any hope or prospects in her relationship

a shrewd businessman, David was well aware of the inner thoughts and emotions of a young woman like

also well acquainted with

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

home, David

of invitation across the table to Crystal. With a warm smile on his face, he said, “This is an invitation to join the most renowned music academy in Ferropene. I have no other intentions for doing this, 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 at

up when she

circumstances, and she

which will, in turn, alleviate some of the hardships Henry is facing. It seemed like a perfectly arranged solution, taking into account everyone’s well-being, but the fact remains that none of this is my fault, yet I’m the only one being sacrificed in the end. Everyone gets

of it caused a pang in

office fell into prolonged silence, stretching out for what

calm. It was as if he had an endless reservoir of patience when it came to dealing with this young woman.

Crystal lifted her gaze and uttered with a heavy heart, “I need some

complexion was deathly pale as

David got his secretary

Crystal left than Julia

she had gotten 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 for the

never gotten involved in Audrey’s affairs! The fortune teller warned that he would only have two chances for romantic relationships in his life, and only one of them would lead to a

to make sure the

helpless as he listened to

feeling frustrated with his

source of conflict in this situation was

that Crystal is genuinely in love with Henry. After all, only love could make a beautiful woman who comes from a good family and has a successful career such as herself wait

was born out of pure helplessness, for he knew that without

such, he took a gamble, believing in

the invitation letter in her hand.

pondered over it for three

had a single encounter with Henry, and

Would my fondness and love for him be enough to endure this sacrifice? Although I could entrust my career to capable hands during the two years that I’ll be gone, I won’t be able

traced her fingers over the ring adorning her hand, reliving the stirring emotions of the day he had presented it to her. The echo

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

and Anna with me to Ferropene. Once I’m done with

Crystal made this decision, a sense of confusion and uncertainty filled her heart.

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

planted a tender kiss on his lips, whispering, “I love you very much, so

when he felt

and pinned Crystal beneath him before asking, “What did

remained silent, refusing to

gaze burned with intensity as his youthful vigor took over. He knew it was