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.

their marriage, intending to have her sign the separation agreement as soon as possible. Yet now, he inexplicably found himself

of self-disgust settled

glanced over, he realized

answering, he then cleared his throat and

voice held an unusual tenderness as she said, “If

coffee was rather

swiveled slightly in his chair, his voice taking on a huskier quality as he said, “This isn’t about discussing the divorce, is it?”

her answer.

from his seat, picking up his car keys.

and after about thirty minutes, his car

walls of the establishment offering a

settled on her beige wool skirt, the warm color and softness lending her a distinctly feminine charm. “You look nice.”

like we haven’t

as though he

did not seem to

his favorite

Henry’s gaze darkened.

his next. words, “I’ll be going to Hulcaster for

graceful

her, he caught sight of two familiar figures entering the scene.

Lara and Zachary

draped around Lara’s shoulders. They had the air of people who had

had discreetly handed her twenty thousand dollars as compensation and planned their

before him ignited a cold fire within Henry as he turned his gaze toward Crystal. “Did you arrange this?”

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

her coffee, not

thousand, yet she readily accompanied Zachary for two hours, reportedly for twenty thousand. She’s using her

grew distant.

who Lara was sleeping with. What irked him was that his masculine pride was being

cold as he uttered, “Crystal, I underestimated

have a recording of Zachary and Lara in the act

Crystal had done

her and

crossed paths with

tried to

continued to drag Crystal to the car before throwing

Despite still being in the parking lot, he pushed her wool skirt up to her waist inside the car. Fueled by anger, he touched her roughly, his voice dripping

had invited him for coffee earlier, he had been hopeful that she was reconsidering

anticipated this scheme.

even working together with a

was a gentle wife, not a wife who was as aggressive as

he stopped

her eyes, he saw that there was nothing but despair in

drama was to

reality, she was right. This was

divorce. Not because of Lara, but because you

words,

to the driver’s seat, sloppily rebuttoning his clothes,

knock on