Crystal's One Night of Love

Melora sobbed while throwing herself into Henry’s embrace.

Crystal gently caressed her head while giving Henry a look.

She then walked up to David and thanked the men in uniform with a faint smile.

David knew what she meant by that and helped send them off.

Just like that, peace was restored to the house, and Melora’s sobs were all that could be heard. Noticing the look of confusion in Berthold’s eyes, Crystal gave him a hug and said, “Your mommy isn’t feeling well. How about I take you out instead?”

Berthold lowered his gaze. “Okay.”

Crystal turned toward Henry, who then picked up Berthold and whispered, “I’ll take Berthold to the office with me. You stay here and keep Melora company. It’ll be a lot easier for her to talk to a fellow woman.”

Crystal nodded in response.

She handed Berthold some toys and snacks and gave him a kiss before helping him close the car door. David sat down on the couch and puffed away on a cigarette. He patted the empty spot next to him and motioned at Crystal to sit down. “Your mother is keeping her company right now. Come, sit here and chat with me.”

Crystal did as told and sat down next to him.

As David had always doted on her, he didn’t hold back when he spoke to her. “I actually approve of Melora dating your uncle, but he seems to be facing some problems of his own.”

Crystal simply sat there and listened to him attentively.

“If Alfred cannot provide her with happiness, then no one else can,” David continued after a long pause and walked off.

Crystal sipped on the coffee that the housekeepers had brewed while digesting David’s statement. After thinking long and hard about it, she finally understood what he meant and let out a soft chuckle.

David was truly a great father with an open mind.

Crystal went upstairs and spent the morning chatting with Melora until the latter fell asleep.

Crystal gently pulled the blanket over her shoulder before leaving the room.

She felt a tidal surge of emotion as she made her way down the stairs. It had been a year, and yet, Crystal still remembered how Melora had once brought Berthold to a milkshake stand. They had spent all morning queuing up, but she had only bought one milkshake when it was their turn.

Alfred a

up?” Alfred asked in a tired yet gentle voice.

Crystal asked, “Uncle Alfred, is it true what the newspapers

brief moment before replying. “Help me look after her for another six

months is

A child

afternoon, Crystal drove Skyler

work earlier that day and brought Berthold home with him. He didn’t even get angry when he saw the two kids playing

Miller?” he asked the housekeeper after a while.

for Skyler and Berthold,” the housekeeper replied with a

fill his heart when he heard

he went to check on

outside the moment they saw him enter

up to Crystal and gently hugged her from behind. “Are you making dinner for me as well?” he asked while kissing her on the back of

housekeepers will prepare your

stared long and hard at her in

and sister, but she also took great care of the kids. On top of that, she even managed

so, he wasn’t satisfied

or things simply didn’t feel the same after he lost his

looked after Remi as usual while Crystal put Skyler and Berthold to sleep. Having inherited

had brought some work home, he stayed in the study until eleven.

he returned to the bedroom. Crystal was talking to someone on the phone at the time. He figured it was probably her former classmate as he heard

moment Henry came into the room.

take a shower and get some sleep,” she said while fetching his clothes.

the

perfect wife like her, Henry found himself unable to

though Crystal was simply playing the role of the perfect wife

didn’t seem to care about his feelings at all, nor did

had developed some sort of mental illness. He had even tried going to a psychiatrist once, but the psychiatrist had told him that he wasn’t mentally

had also suggested that he was probably just having some issues with his sex

wonder if doing it twice

buried her face in the