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.”

hum, but she knew she would not be able

bathroom and gently wiped Remi’s body. Once done, she went back to the bathroom to wash the towel.

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

onto the towel, Crystal stiffened when she heard

actions that night and the question he had just posed were clear indicators of his desire to mend their family. With a

shoulder, Henry murmured softly, “Crystal, can you

offered a faint smile and

then pushed him away lightly and added in a firm tone, “Henry, we’re divorced. Apart from our two children, there’s no need for any interaction

hint of disappointment when he heard that.

at her and uttered softly, “Remi is my son too, you know?”

father, for he chose

scheduled

looked up and saw Henry expertly feeding

in his arms, Henry

watched

was witnessing the pre-amnesia Henry who had treated Skyler with the same

and noticed her emotional state.

exposed, Crystal murmured, “I’m going to get a

could sense that she had been reminiscing about the

let

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

surprise, she ran into someone she knew.

was Zachary and Lara.

appeared rather impatient. He had only slept with the woman before him a few times, and now she was getting clingy, insisting on meeting him in person. It

with the cigarette between his fingers and asked, “What is

table and uttered softly, “That’s not why

“Don’t try to pin this

we were done, you suddenly got

Zachary recalled the moment they had shared back

realized that the woman in front of him had

got herself pregnant. Ugh…

“I’ll

willing to give her two hundred

lips and said softly, “I

intently. After a moment, his lips twitched, and he was about to

was Madison and

noticing Crystal,

their surprise, Zachary was

air. Madison felt rather 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, there he was, negotiating terms with a

turned resolute. “Abort it, and I’ll give you

wanted to persuade him again, but Zachary cut her off by writing a

that she couldn’t possibly keep the

Charles headed to the hospital ward, Crystal remained seated,

seat across from her. He had

company’s major financial backer was something he had never imagined.

that one day he would be working closely with Crystal, and he certainly hadn’t expected her to change so much.

lot of mistakes in my youth…