Crystal's One Night of Love

Late at night, when Crystal returned to the master bedroom after putting Skyler to bed, Henry was nowhere to be seen.

In the end, she found him in the study.

It was pitch dark, yet he did not turn on any lights.

He stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, pulling away quietly. As he did so, the cigarette. smoke was carried away in the wind.

It scattered before fading into the night.

Crystal closed the door behind her before walking over and hugging the man from behind. “You’re still dwelling upon it, Henry?”

Ever since leaving the monastery, he had been sullen and moody.

It was clear as day that he was very much bothered by that abbot’s words.

Patting the hand she had wrapped around his waist, Henry snubbed out the cigarette and fibbed lowly, “No. Don’t overthink things.”

With her cheek plastered against his back, Crystal cajoled, “If so, cheer up, okay? That abbot’s words might not be true. Perhaps he merely made them up.”

Henry whirled around and chuckled softly.

He caressed her belly. “Has the baby been behaving?”

Crystal threw him a look. “The baby is only a little over a month old, so that’s a moot point.”

Gathering her into his arms, Henry dropped a kiss on her hair. “I’ll keep our baby company as he’s brought into the world and watch him grow up, Crystal. I won’t let you leave again.”

Crystal listened as she nestled in his embrace.

Since she had been with him for a long time, she could naturally perceive that he was still. tense inwardly.

Hoping to please him, she tilted her head back and kissed his chiseled jaw before moving. down to his neck. Ultimately, her warm breath kindled the fire within him. Besides, it was rare for her to be so proactive.

Henry grasped her long hair gently, his gaze dark with desire.

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He wanted her, but he had to consider their unborn baby.

her up, he placed her on the

darkness, Henry leaned

Interlocking his fingers with hers,

“Henry…”

voice was

night when the man. placed her on the piano. That was a night she would never forget in her entire

voice hoarse beyond recognition. “Don’t be afraid. It

abbot’s words made him uneasy. As such, he needed to do something right then to ease the

long time passed, seemingly

straightened before dipping his head and capturing

kiss her as he pleased, savoring the taste of her passion with

lingered in the night

each other, the breaths the couple exhaled

against his shoulder, asking in a quivering and tearful voice, “Are you

response, Henry

to her ear, he inquired in a hoarse and low

herself to respond to

A long time passed before he murmured in her ear when she was. about to fall

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spark of fire shooting through her, the

heart.

month later. With Julia and Melora making the arrangements,

the contrary, Henry

free up a month to

would also be

open the door and stepped in with at stack

presence, he merely raised his eyes a fraction. “Just put

However, Jamie remained motionless.

surprised, Henry took the financial reports from her. When he saw they were

retired from the legal

founded Adroit Law Firm, and he was still the

have long since let go of his shares, but he had

reports and scanned through them for a while before saying to Jamie in a

a sliver of sorrow creeping

back then. When it was at the peak of its glory, an appointment for his services could be months later, and it was even more difficult than scheduling a date with medical

after, Jamie left

sat there quietly, flipping through the financial reports. The reason he made such a quick decision was actually due to the

reprehensible things he had done in a bid to win those lawsuits back then, obtaining fame and sky-high