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 would not be able to

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

asked softly, “How did we

onto the towel, Crystal stiffened when

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

head on her shoulder, Henry murmured softly, “Crystal, can you tell me, please?”

faint smile and replied,

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

hint of disappointment when he heard

dim yellow light, he gazed at her and uttered softly, “Remi is my son too, you know?”

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

Remi’s condition improved significantly, and he was scheduled

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

in his arms, Henry

watched them.

had treated Skyler with the same

his gaze and noticed her emotional state.

her vulnerable side was exposed, Crystal murmured,

out her shawl. Henry didn’t stop her. He could sense that she had been reminiscing about the

finally let out a sigh of relief.

cup of coffee and settled down,

she ran into someone she

Zachary and

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

asked, “What is it? Are you running

the table and uttered softly, “That’s not why I’m here… Mr.

scoffed. “Don’t try to pin this on me. I’ve always

“The first time we were done, you suddenly got

the mention of that, Zachary recalled the moment they had shared back

woman in front of him had deliberately skipped taking the contraceptive

herself pregnant. Ugh…

“I’ll give you some money to abort

was only willing to give her

pursed her lips and said softly,

moment, his lips twitched, and he was about to say something when a family of three entered through the café’s

Madison and Charles.

noticing Crystal, they came over

was present

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 who sold her body.

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

off by writing a series of checks and coldly uttering, “Now get lost.”

understood that she couldn’t

ward, Crystal

her. He had

financial backer was

he would be working closely with Crystal, and he certainly hadn’t expected

made a lot of mistakes