Crystal's One Night of Love

Crystal hurried to the nursery.

Remi had fallen ill, running a fever of thirty-nine degrees, and his petite face was all flushed.

Filled with concern, Crystal swiftly changed her attire and instructed the housekeeper, “Prepare the car. We need to head to the hospital immediately!”

The panic in her voice was a clear indicator of her overwhelming anxiety.

Henry squeezed her hand and said, “The driver will take at least half an hour to arrive. I’ll drive you there.”

With that, he scooped Remi into his arms.

With his tall stature, he effortlessly cradled the child in his arms as Crystal hurriedly followed close behind.

The night air was chilly.

After Crystal opened the back door and settled inside the car, Henry handed Remi to her, and their eyes met in a meaningful exchange.

Henry murmured, “Crystal, no matter how disappointed you are in me, Skyler and Remi are still my children. I can’t just leave them be.”

Crystal’s eyes welled up with tears at that, but she kept her silence.

This is not the time for us to be arguing…

The black car sped through the night, and after half an hour, they arrived at the hospital.

Following an examination, it was confirmed that Remi had acute pneumonia. While the situation wasn’t severe, the doctor recommended a week-long hospital stay for his recovery.

Being just a few months old, having an IV drip was quite a distressing experience for Remi. As such, it didn’t take long for his cries to echo throughout the room.

Crystal felt her heart aching upon seeing her son like that.

As the night grew deeper, Remi’s body temperature finally dropped to thirty-eight degrees.

Seated by the bedside, Crystal gently caressed her son’s tiny cheeks as a wave of guilt washed over her. She realized that the frequent relocations hadn’t been good for Remi’s health.

Meanwhile, Henry watched them quietly as he stood by the window.

All along, he had been observing her from a man’s perspective, but Crystal, being a young mother, only had eyes for her children.

She looks so vulnerable and fragile right now…

With that thought in mind, Henry couldn’t help but approach her. He gently brushed his fingers through Crystal’s long hair as he guided her head to rest against his abdomen. She must have been exhausted because she didn’t pull away.

In fact, she even closed her eyes, seemingly finding comfort in his touch.

Alas, the heartwarming scene only lasted for a brief moment before she gently pushed him.

“Get some rest,” Henry said hoarsely. “I’ll keep an eye on Remi.”

but she knew she

towel from the bathroom and gently wiped Remi’s body.

behind her, Henry asked softly, “How did we use to get along in the past?”

stiffened when she

posed were clear indicators of his desire to mend their family. With a composed tone, she

murmured

offered a faint smile and replied,

away lightly and added in a firm tone, “Henry, we’re divorced. Apart from our two children, there’s

hint of disappointment when he

the dim yellow light, he gazed at her and

a good father, for he chose to remain at the hospital over

condition improved significantly, and he was scheduled to be discharged the

was in the midst of reviewing some documents when she looked up and saw Henry expertly feeding milk to Remi.

little body in his arms, Henry wore a gentle and

quietly watched

a moment, it was as if she was witnessing the pre-amnesia Henry who had treated Skyler with the same gentleness. A

his gaze and

was exposed, Crystal murmured, “I’m going to get a cup of coffee.”

didn’t stop her. He could sense

finally let

floor was a coffee shop. She ordered a cup of coffee and settled down, cradling it in her hands as she sipped it

she ran

Zachary and

slept with the woman before him a few times, and now she was getting clingy, insisting on meeting

fingers and asked, “What is it? Are you running short on money again?”

response, Lara slid a pregnancy test report across the table and uttered softly, “That’s not why I’m here…

pin this on me.

her gaze “The first time we were done, you

mention of that, Zachary recalled the moment they had

that the woman in front of him

got herself pregnant. Ugh…

a moment of contemplation, he said gruffly, “I’ll give you some money

only willing to give her two hundred

her lips and said softly, “I want

was about to say something when a family of three entered through the café’s entrance.

was Madison and

were there to visit Remi, and upon noticing Crystal,

their surprise, Zachary was present as well.

uneasy while Zachary snapped his cigarette in two between his fingers, his gaze fixed on the woman he had once loved and been married to for years. A mixture of emotions surged within him when he saw that she was now being affectionate with another man and that they already had a child. Yet,

“Abort it, and I’ll give

persuade him again, but Zachary cut her off by writing a series of checks and

the situation, Lara understood that she couldn’t possibly

and Charles headed to the hospital ward,

He had an intent look in his eyes as he stared at her.

company’s major financial backer was something

thought that one day he would be working closely with Crystal,

of mistakes in my youth…