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.”

knew she would not be

and gently wiped Remi’s body. Once done, she went

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

Crystal stiffened when she heard

all too well to understand that his actions that night and the question he had just posed were clear indicators of his desire to

his head on her shoulder, Henry murmured softly,

offered a faint smile and

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 or ambiguity between

a hint of disappointment when he heard

the dim yellow light, he gazed at her and uttered

father, for he chose to remain at

he was scheduled to be discharged the

up and saw Henry expertly feeding milk to Remi. His proficiency had notably improved over the past few days of

in his arms, Henry wore

quietly watched

if she was witnessing the pre-amnesia Henry who had treated Skyler with the same gentleness. A wave of sadness welled up in her, causing

his gaze and noticed

vulnerable side was exposed, Crystal murmured,

could sense that

let out a

She ordered a cup of coffee and settled down, cradling it in her hands as

ran into someone she knew.

was Zachary and

only slept with the woman before him a few times, and now she was getting clingy, insisting on meeting him in person. It was becoming quite

cigarette between his fingers and asked, “What is it? Are you running short on

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

“Don’t try to pin this on me.

time we were done, you suddenly got into the mood again.

Zachary recalled the moment they had shared back

in front of him had deliberately skipped taking the contraceptive

intentionally got herself pregnant. Ugh…

contemplation, he said gruffly, “I’ll

give her

said softly, “I want to keep

about to say something when

Madison and

noticing Crystal, they came over to say hello.

their surprise, Zachary was

tension filled the 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 woman

his tone turned resolute. “Abort it, and I’ll give you five hundred.

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

she couldn’t possibly keep the child.

the hospital ward,

walked over and took a seat across from her. He had an intent look in his eyes as he stared at her.

backer

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

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