Crystal's One Night of Love

A beat after, Henry hoarsely said, “I’ll buy it.”

It seemed inappropriate for a woman to buy that anyway..

Crystal was not going to stop him from running the errand. Besides, he had been too fervent earlier, and the strength had fled her legs.

Half an hour later, Henry returned with the medicine.

Crystal was in the bedroom.

She took out the pill and downed it with some warm water, the sensation uncomfortable as it went down. her throat.

Having taken the medicine, she turned her head toward him and said, “You can leave now.”

Men often became more amiable after they fulfilled their physical desires. Despite Grystal’s dismissive. tone, Henry did not seem bothered. Instead, he crouched down by her side and spoke in a husky voice. “You’re delicate even when taking a pill. You weren’t this fragile just a moment ago.”

Crystal’s brows furrowed as she said in a low tone, “Henry, this isn’t entertaining for me.”

Henry could tell she was upset about Lara, and he leaned in to whisper, “I’m no longer concerning myself with her.”

“Is that so? Then, Mr. Miller, could you please explain to me about the two hundred thousand you gave her?”

She found out about it?

Henry’s mind raced, landing on Jamie as the most probable source of the revelation. She likely spilled the beans.

His fingers gently sifted through Crystal’s chestnut hair. In a hoarse voice, he replied, “Crystal, be merciful. ‘ I bear no feelings toward her. Trust me, okay?”

A faint smile tugged at Crystal’s lips.

Despite their recent intimacy, they parted on tense terms.

Henry’s stance against divorce remained firm.

He became more attentive, treating his wife and children with utmost care and consideration.

He was aware that Crystal had secured a place to live and that she was just waiting for him to sign the divorce papers.

Over the next couple of weeks, their interactions were limited. Even when Crystal returned, she spent her nights with Skyler.

After what happened, Skyler restarted her visits to a psychologist, and with time, Crystal grew even more distant.

Two more weeks later, at Adroit Law Firm, Henry closed the file before turning to Jamie and saying, “Book two plane tickets for a week-long business trip to Hulcaster.”

Jamie nodded. “Of course, Mr. Miller.”

As Jamie turned to leave, Henry halted her. After a moment’s contemplation, he asked, “You have a good. rapport with Crystal, right? Could you perhaps talk to her on my behalf?”

Jamie’s face displayed her uncertainty as she was caught in a bind. She felt like a peasant caught in a war between two kings.

Noticing her conflicted expression, Henry grimaced and uttered, “Never mind. You can leave.”

With the door closing softly, Henry leaned back in his chair, thoughts drifting to Crystal.

Everything was in disarray.

sign the separation agreement as soon as possible. Yet now, he

of self-disgust settled over

over, he realized it was a call from

his throat and said, “Anything I can

an unusual tenderness as she said, “If you’re free, how

notion of coffee was rather

chair, his voice taking on a huskier quality as he said, “This isn’t

was her

car keys. “Where are you? I’ll come pick you up!”

minutes, his

glass walls of the establishment offering a stunning. view of the surroundings.

His gaze settled on her beige wool skirt, the warm color and softness lending

seems like we haven’t really had a

felt as though he had neglected his responsibilities.

not seem to mind.

she ordered for him his favorite black coffee

Henry’s gaze darkened.

be going to Hulcaster for a week on business. How about you and Skyler join me? I’ll make sure to

a graceful

about to further persuade her, he caught sight of

Lara and Zachary

Lara’s shoulders. They had the air of people who had just shared an intimate moment, evident from

her twenty thousand dollars as compensation and planned

cold fire within Henry as

him of the past, of Audrey with her fitness instructor in the Kingdom of Brundela, entangled in their passion. The things they had used had been

elegantly stirred her coffee, not

yet she readily accompanied Zachary for two hours, reportedly for twenty thousand. She’s using her resemblance to Audrey to her advantage. The next time you

expression grew

not particularly concerned about who Lara was sleeping with. What irked him was that his masculine pride was being challenged by Crystal’s actions.

cold as he uttered,

of Zachary and Lara in the

Crystal had done was

grabbed her and towed her

crossed paths with

resembling a startled rabbit. She tried to explain with teary eyes, “Mr. Miller, it’s not

ignored her as he continued to drag Crystal to the

wool skirt up to her waist inside the car. Fueled by

coffee earlier, he had been hopeful that she was reconsidering

had not anticipated

working together with a trash

a wife who was

stopped

that there

was to secure their divorce.

she was right.

a lover’s whisper. “Fine, let’s get a divorce. Not because of Lara, but because you and I… truly aren’t a good

words,

rebuttoning his clothes, then lowered his head to light a cigarette.

knock on