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

self-disgust settled over

and when he glanced over,

and

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

notion of coffee

in his chair, his voice taking on a huskier quality as he said,

was her

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

about thirty minutes, his

the glass walls of the establishment offering a

beige wool

continued, “It seems like we haven’t really had

felt as though he

not seem

ordered for him his favorite

Henry’s gaze darkened.

Crystal. It was perhaps due to this that he subconsciously uttered his next. words, “I’ll be going to Hulcaster for a week on business. How about you and Skyler join me? I’ll make sure to have my evenings free so

with a graceful smile, “We’ll see.”

her, he caught sight of two

was Lara and

the air of people who had just shared an intimate moment, evident

discreetly handed her twenty thousand dollars as compensation and planned

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

of Brundela, entangled in their passion. The

stirred her coffee, not denying his

I orchestrated it. Lara turned down your offer of two hundred thousand, yet she readily accompanied Zachary for two hours, reportedly for twenty thousand. She’s using her resemblance to Audrey to her advantage.

expression grew

was not particularly concerned about who Lara was sleeping with. What irked him was that his masculine pride was being challenged

cold as he uttered, “Crystal, I underestimated you.”

Lara in the act as

Crystal had done was despicable.

and towed her to

paths with Lara.

tried to explain with teary eyes, “Mr. Miller, it’s not what

her as he continued to drag Crystal to

he pushed her wool skirt up to her waist inside the car. Fueled

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

had not anticipated this scheme.

together with a trash bag like

a gentle wife, not a wife who

stopped his

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

was to secure their

was right. This was pointless.

like a lover’s whisper. “Fine, let’s get a divorce. Not because

words, Henry

moved to the driver’s seat, sloppily rebuttoning his clothes, then lowered his head to light a

on the