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.”

she knew she

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

we use to get along in the past?”

the towel, Crystal stiffened when she

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

shoulder, Henry murmured softly, “Crystal, can

and replied, “You’re not him.”

firm tone, “Henry, we’re divorced. Apart from our two children, there’s

of disappointment when he heard that.

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

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

and he was scheduled to

midst of reviewing some documents when she looked up and saw Henry expertly feeding milk to Remi. His proficiency had notably improved over the past few

plump little body in his arms,

quietly watched them.

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

and noticed her emotional

murmured, “I’m going

He could sense

the ward, Crystal finally let out a sigh of relief.

hospital’s ground floor was a coffee shop. She ordered a cup of coffee and settled down, cradling it in her

she ran into someone she knew.

was Zachary and Lara.

rather impatient. He had only slept with the woman before him a few times, and now she was

the cigarette between his fingers and asked, “What is

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

to pin this on me. I’ve always

lowered her gaze “The first time we were done, you suddenly got into the

that, Zachary recalled the moment they had

of him

herself pregnant. Ugh… this is

contemplation, he said gruffly, “I’ll give you some

was only willing to give

and said softly, “I want to

intently. After a moment, his lips twitched, and he was about to say something when a family of three

was Madison

noticing Crystal, they

was present as well.

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

“Abort it, and I’ll give you five

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

she couldn’t

to the hospital ward, Crystal remained seated, still sipping her

seat across from her. He had an intent look in

backer was something he had never

working closely with Crystal, and he certainly hadn’t expected her to

a lot of mistakes