Crystal's One Night of Love

Right then, Henry figured it out.

Crystal’s foremost priority was her children. He came after them.

The discovery made him ill at ease.

As he gazed down upon her delicate features, he seemed to see another version of himself, a version that held all memories of him.

He did not give in to her. But the next day, he found himself returning to the Miller residence.

They sky grew dimmer as the evening progressed.

Henry did not head indoors immediately. He leaned against his car, lighting a cigarette and taking slow drags, smoke veiling his face.

The Miller residence echoed with children’s laughter and spirited play in the living room, infusing the surroundings with vibrant energy. Yet, this liveliness felt somewhat foreign to him.

After he finished smoking, he walked into the living room.

A young and unfamiliar handsome boy occupied a seat.

Toys were scattered around him, and he seemed somewhat awkward.

Before Henry could inquire about the boy, Crystal walked over with a tray of freshly baked cookies. She crouched down before the boy and said tenderly. “Christopher, these are fresh from the oven. Give them a try.”

The boy appeared somewhat bashful as he sampled a few cookies.

“Is it good?” Crystal ruffled his hair affectionately.

“It is!”

Skyler came up next to him. “Christopher, Mommy put lots of milk in them! Why don’t you come back tomorrow?”

A blush crept onto the young boy’s face as he nodded in agreement.

Henry’s brow furrowed with concern.

No matter how he looked at it, this boy named Christopher appeared like a young daughter-in-law raised by the Miller family.

He felt that a conversation with Crystal was imperative.

Later at night, when the children had finally gone to bed, Henry knocked on the door of the children’s room. “Convenient to talk? I want to discuss something about Skyler with you.”

Crystal was always open to discussing their children, so she looked down at Skyler who was nestled in her arms and murmured, “I’ll be in your room in a moment.”

A while later, she entered his room, which was dimly lit.

Henry, who had taken a shower, sported a casual white bathrobe that highlighted his strong build.

While Crystal sized him up, Henry did the same and snorted. “You’re all bundled up. Why, are you afraid I’ll do anything to you?”

Crystal ignored him. She settled on the couch across from him and asked gently, “What is it about Skyler you want to discuss?”

“Who’s Christopher to the Millers? Who is he to Skyler? And if my guess is right, he has Rh-negative. blood, doesn’t he?” Henry didn’t beat around the bush.

Crystal lowered her gaze. “You’ve got it right.”

Tension hung in the air.

Henry looked at Crystal.

her pale pink sweater dress, she projected a gentle

to attract his parents’ attention, he said in a low yet stern voice, “That’s a living, breathing human being, not some item you can trade! Crystal… how much did you spend to come to an agreement with his

out a

of being

to bear the brunt of this blame.

retrieve the first document from my safe at the office? Yes,

that, she hung

brows knitted in puzzlement.

over

passed the document to Henry. “The answers you’re searching for are within these pages.”

stiffened after reading the

legal expert, he had never imagined himself performing such an outlandish action until

It was him.

pumped two hundred million into

one who had engaged in

decided to have Christopher’s continuous presence by Skyler’s side

all him, or perhaps the

to look at Crystal.

***

if I don’t want to, I have

years, Henry

he had been prepared

and composure the figure before her displayed, he was not

up on him, but that she simply received nothing besides sorrow from the entire matter.

darkness of the

lips curled ever so slightly.

to plead his case, yet the words refused to cross his lips, for Crystal seemed to be in

longing for

was snowing outside.

of the heater. The floor-to-ceiling window was covered in a

“Henry, you turned me into someone like you, but you left me behind and gone

not the

were fundamentally incongruent.

she felt

enough to make a

arms around her lithe form from behind. He leaned into her ear and whispered, “Is he truly remarkable? What

knew he should not feel this way, but the discomfort still grew in him.

had reveled in the company of another variant of himself. cavorting unabashedly in the embrace of their shared bed, her cheeks flushed and

it kindled an acute sense of unease within

her head slightly. “You want to know?”

cheek to her ear, down to her neck. Those tender, reverential kisses mirrored an act of devotion. or Conquest

and reciprocated his

leaned against the crook of his warm neck, she said, “If you

deeper, Crystal went

left a videotape with Henry, allowing him to watch it

was in a bathrobe, leaning against the bedframe and

second, he was stunned by the

study and Crystal tending to him with care in his embrace. She

intently, observing her long legs

heart threatened to pound out of his chest.

saw another version of himself gently tugging Crystal’s long hair and tenderly kissing her. “That’s

witnessed them sharing a heartbreaking

light illuminated the dimly