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.

the separation agreement as soon as possible.

sense of self-disgust settled

phone buzzed, and when he glanced over,

throat and said, “Anything I can help you.

as she said, “If

coffee

taking on a huskier quality

her

picking up his car keys. “Where are you? I’ll come pick

about thirty minutes, his car pulled up at the entrance

in the ground floor café, the glass walls of the establishment offering a

wool skirt, the warm

seems like we haven’t really had

though he

seem to

for him his favorite black

Henry’s gaze darkened.

that he subconsciously uttered his next. words, “I’ll be going to Hulcaster for a week on business. How about you

graceful smile, “We’ll see.”

persuade her, he caught sight of two familiar

was Lara and

a casual look with sunglasses, his arm draped around Lara’s shoulders. They had the air of people who had just

thousand dollars as compensation and planned their next rendezvous.

fire within Henry as he turned his gaze toward Crystal. “Did you

of Brundela, entangled in their passion. The things they had used had been strewn across the floor, and the

coffee, not

for twenty thousand. She’s using her resemblance to Audrey to her advantage. The

expression grew

What irked him was that his masculine pride was

cold as he uttered,

of Zachary and Lara in the act as well.

had done was despicable.

he grabbed her and towed her to the

crossed paths

widened in shock, her panicked expression resembling a startled rabbit. She tried to explain with

drag Crystal to the car before throwing her

lot, he pushed her wool skirt up to her waist inside the car. Fueled by anger, he touched her roughly, his voice dripping with resentment. “Mrs. Miller, how many sides to you are there?”

had invited him for coffee earlier, he had been hopeful that

anticipated

together with a trash

wife, not a wife who was

stopped his

he gazed into her eyes, he saw that

to secure their

right. This was

in, his voice now soft, like a lover’s whisper. “Fine, let’s get a divorce. Not because of Lara, but because

those words, Henry stood

his clothes, then

continued to knock on the