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.

he finally snapped. Scooping her up, he placed her on the massive

the darkness, Henry leaned

wanted to move, but he stopped her from doing so. Interlocking his fingers with hers, he kissed

“Henry…”

voice was

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

recognition.

needed to do something right then to ease the

long time passed, seemingly an

straightened before dipping his head and capturing

She allowed him to kiss her as he pleased, savoring the taste of her passion with

chill lingered in the night

the breaths the couple exhaled were scorching even as their bodies

shoulder, asking in a quivering and tearful voice, “Are you feeling better

response, Henry

inquired in a hoarse and low

could not bring herself to

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

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spark of fire shooting through her, the warmth traveling

heart.

arrangements, Crystal was very much relaxed. Like before, she only

Henry was rather

at hand and free

would also

when Jamie pushed open the door and stepped in with at stack

his eyes a

However, Jamie remained motionless.

saw they were of Adroit

years ago, he retired from the legal

the one who founded Adroit Law Firm, and he

should have long since let go of his shares, but he had not

flipped open the financial reports and scanned through them for a while before saying to Jamie in a low voice, “Issue a statement for me and sell off my shares if the price

a sliver of sorrow creeping into

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

after, Jamie left

quietly, flipping through the financial reports. The reason he made such a quick decision was

done in a bid to win those lawsuits back then, obtaining