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.

having been teased for a long while, he finally snapped. Scooping her up, he placed her on the massive desk lightly. A touch scared, Crystal hugged

leaned down

to move, but he stopped her from doing so. Interlocking his fingers

“Henry…”

was

a feeling once, and it was on that snowy night when the man. placed her on the

hoarse beyond recognition. “Don’t be afraid. It won’t hurt

made him uneasy. As such, he needed

long time passed, seemingly an

straightened before dipping his head and capturing her

allowed him to kiss her

chill lingered in the

from each other, the breaths the couple exhaled were scorching

in a quivering and tearful voice, “Are you feeling

Henry grunted

a hoarse and low voice,

herself

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

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through her, the warmth traveling to the depths of

heart.

arrangements, Crystal was very much relaxed. Like before, she only needed to take good care

the contrary, Henry

settle everything at hand and free up a month to

also

dealing with work matters when Jamie pushed open the door and stepped in with at stack of

raised his eyes a fraction. “Just put

However, Jamie remained motionless.

he saw they were of

ago, he retired from the

one who founded Adroit Law Firm, and he

long since let go of his shares, but

the financial reports and scanned through them for a while before saying to Jamie in a low voice, “Issue a statement

a sliver of sorrow creeping

cases both. within the country and abroad back then. When it was at the peak of its glory, an appointment for his services could be months later, and it

after, Jamie left

sat there quietly, flipping through the financial reports. The reason he made such

in a bid to