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.

long while, he finally snapped. Scooping her up, he placed her on the massive desk lightly. A touch scared, Crystal hugged him tightly around

leaned down

from doing so. Interlocking

“Henry…”

was

had only experienced such a feeling once, and it was on that snowy night when the man. placed her on the piano. That was a night she would never forget

persuaded her, his voice hoarse beyond recognition. “Don’t be

he needed to do something right then

passed, seemingly

dipping his

was still trembling slightly. She allowed him to kiss her as he pleased, savoring the taste of her passion with

lingered in the

the breaths the couple

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

response, Henry grunted

a hoarse and

could not bring herself to respond to

time passed before he murmured in her ear when she was. about to fall asleep, “I love

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of fire shooting through her,

heart.

was scheduled for a month later. With Julia and Melora making the arrangements, Crystal was

Henry was rather

and free up a month to travel around

they would also be bringing Skyler

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

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

However, Jamie remained motionless.

Henry took the financial reports from her. When he saw they were of Adroit Law Firm, he was inexorably disconcerted for a

ago, he retired

the one who founded Adroit Law Firm, and he was still the only major

go of his

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

nodded, a sliver of sorrow creeping

was single-handedly founded by Henry and won many sensational 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 was even more difficult than scheduling a date

Jamie left the

reason he made such a quick decision was

how many reprehensible things he had done in a