Crystal's One Night of Love

When they were on their way back, the street lights had already been switched on.

Crystal weakly leaned back in the seat. When she thought about how they had neglected their children to do those passionate activities, her face flushed.

Once in a while, Henry would turn to look at her.

He found her pretty when she blushed.

Right then, the phone in the glove compartment rang. He picked up the call.

It was Leslie.

Leslie gave him a quick greeting before diving into the main topic. “Henry, I don’t know where Miss Dynah received the news from, but she managed to find out about Mr. Lodge and is trying to find a way to meet him.”

Henry asked, “What’s Uncle Alfred’s response?”

With a smile on his lips, Leslie replied, “Mr. Lodge says to wait and see what happens. The coal mining business owners all have dirty secrets, but we’ll have to work our way into their systems before we can get any evidence of their deeds and get rid of them once and for all. Otherwise, our attacks will only be as harmful as an ant’s bite.”

Although Leslie was smiling as he spoke, Henry could tell how vicious Leslie and Alfred were.

Alfred had always been one to clean up a mess properly.

“I’ll leave this to Uncle Alfred, then. Hmm? Berthold? Sure. I’ll ask Crystal to bring him over tomorrow.”

Henry ended the call.

He did not mention Clementine, for Clementine was truly an individual Henry could not talk about.

“Uncle Alfred misses Berthold. You bring him to the hotel tomorrow.”

Crystal hummed in response.

Henry glanced at her a few more times before clearing his throat. “Are you still mad?”

Crystal turned away from him awkwardly.

Henry did not force her to speak. He only held her hand before asking her, “Crystal, you were rather enthusiastic today. Was it because of the wine, or was it because we were in the condominium unit?”

If it was because of the condominium unit, he would make their visits there more frequent.

Crystal was a bit mortified.

Henry chuckled in response.

He thought that it should have been easy for his former self to like Crystal.

She was quite the troublemaker.

The had to pull many strings before she managed to get in contact with Alfred.

It took her an equal amount of effort to finally get to speak to Alfred’s secretary. Anxiously, she asked Leslie, “Could you please ask Mr. Lodge again if he’s free to meet me?”

Leslie smiled. “Mr. Lodge will be dealing with private matters today, so he won’t be meeting anyone.”

decided to go

She kept seducing Leslie with her body, hinting to him that she

used to

“But you can technically say we

grateful

followed Leslie into a

were four bodyguards clad in black guarding the room.

could get into Alfred’s good books, then Jerry would be able to get any

over that, Leslie opened the door and

quiet. Two people on the mat-an adult and a

like he was in his late thirties. He had a handsome face, and he seemed like a gentleman, not at all like

the other hand, looked like

had handsome features. Clementine found the boy’s face a little familiar. Leslie bowed slightly

I say I’m not going to meet anyone today?” Alfred did not lift his head when he spoke with a hint of reproach in his

troubled

I know you’re a busy man. I came because of my

finally lifted

woman,

have bothered himself with someone like her, but

going to let

smile before sitting on the couch.

when she

think he’s a king?

displeasure. “Great-uncle Alfred, are you not going to play with me. anymore?”

was Alfred’s turn to freeze.

ago, the boy had called him “Daddy.”

down and patiently interacted with

out a stack of notes and put it into an envelope before giving it to Berthold as a monetary

used to a life of

and turned to Alfred. “Great-uncle Alfred, can

his head. “Milkshakes should be

played with his toys, he muttered, “Mommy couldn’t afford it. She would always

Alfred frowned.

merely waved his hand and signaled Leslie to take the

Leslie soon convinced Clementine that she had somehow managed to get into. Alfred’s

led Clementine out of the suite.

thanked him profusely, thinking of Leslie as someone on her side. When she headed downstairs, she became even more certain of her bright future.

of the hotel, drinking coffee

already on the same level as Crystal and Melora, Clementine deliberately approached

when she saw

would not have taken her away and would not have been so

issues, yet now, it was as though her

seem like you’re living the good life. I’m sure your life sucks in private. I believe Henry will

to look at

this crazy woman come from?

only put a small smile on her lips and dismissed her words.

brought Berthold down. Berthold immediately threw himself into Melora’s

visibly stunned.

the boy from Alfred’s suite call Melora

to introduce