Crystal's One Night of Love

It was already close to midnight when Henry arrived home.

The house was quiet, illuminated only by a lamp in the living room.

After checking on the kids upstairs, he loosened his tie and went into the master bedroom. Crystal was already asleep. The room was dimly lit by the moonlight.

Henry stood by the end of the bed and eyed her for a moment before stepping into the shower.

He took off his jacket and shirt, which were saturated with the scent of tobacco and alcohol, and discarded. them into the laundry basket.

After showering, he slid into bed behind Crystal.

Her breathing was even, but Henry knew she was awake. She was pretending to be asleep to avoid conversation.

“Aren’t you going to ask me?” Henry whispered, kissing the nape of her neck.

Crystal stiffened but remained silent,

Annoyed by the comments he had heard tonight and thinking about her insinuations for him to look for younger women, he pulled her slender waist closer to him, sealing their bodies together in tense intimacy.

Their lovemaking was silent but heavy with unspoken words, like a hushed tempest.

That was a first for both of them.

Henry did not forget to take the necessary precautions. When it was over, Crystal did not shower. She simply remained there on her side as she dozed off to sleep.

Henry tossed back the covers and left the bed.

As he showered, thoughts swirled in his mind. How did we become like this?

She had given nothing away. The supposed intimate moment had soured his mood instead.

In the morning. Crystal stayed in to do household chores.

She bagged up Henry’s clothes from the previous night, intending to send them off for dry cleaning. Lifting his shirt, she caught a faint whiff of perfume-something a young woman would wear.

Crystal was stunned.

Returning late last night and deliberately letting a woman get near him-was this his method of retaliation or a declaration of war?

As she examined the garments, she found no lipstick marks but discovered a fragrant business card in the pocket of his coat.

Geant Corporation, Saige Carr.

After half an hour, Saige’s information was laid out before her.

Twenty-one years old, up-and-coming star, young and talented actress.

Crystal clutched the photo of the starlet in her hand.

Saige looked like a younger version of her, albeit with evident signs of plastic surgery. It went without saying that Saige was targeting Henry,

And Henry brought her scent home,

Perhaps Henry was not unaware when Saige slipped her name card into his pocket and had deliberately left it in his pocket to ascertain Crystal’s attitude in the matter.

done parsing through Saige’s information, she burned

as she said, “Géant Corporation is a new company. The owner’s name is…

her, propping her chin in thought.

we teach her a little lesson? She’s

flatly, “Do we kidnap her or find someone to make a

agreed heartily with her

a glare at her.

said softly, “Not only am I not going to deal with

want fame? I’ll help Clementine make her

was taken

my connections to get her some high-profile opportunities. Make her a sensation in record time. Oh, and look up any cosmetic procedures she has had, as well as her

swallowed hard at the sight of her boss’ serene

a second’s delay, she set the

it was due to Henry’s influence, so she planned to

the

named Jamie picked up, speaking politely. “I will pass along your thanks to Mr. Miller.”

expressed her

beside her, pulling languidly at a

Don’t think youth will save you. You can’t match the grace she’s acquired from years of high-society grooming. But once you’re an A-list actress, you won’t be

Clementine’s trump card.

invest heavily in Saige to catapult the latter to stardom.

wife who was always acting against his wishes was an easy

the office building, her phone buzzed.

thought her eyes were playing a trick on her when

a sharp tone, “Well, Mr. Sloan, what brings you to call? I thought I

“Let’s meet.”

ended the

around a locket, a returned birthday gift from

for him. He couldn’t fathom her reasoning. She was not living a blissful life, so

at the

that had played on

the video countless times in the past

minutes, Robert

meet him

silky sleepwear, sipping red wine with an allure that was

entered the room.

have you come pleading for your beloved?” she

seat opposite

past together, Robert went ahead and poured himself a glass of

his every

she was in her twenties because she was Zachary’s mistress. Hence, when she got together with

things were different

her age, she understood that whoever had the money could speak

glasses of wine and eyed Clementine. “You better not let your girl

of wine in her hand, she threw her head back with

you afraid she’ll cry in secret?

I say this for you to believe me? The Crystal today is a far cry from the pitiful girl of yesteryears. Otherwise, how would she be able to maintain her status as

her,” he said in a

prison, and my wealth has shrunk by more than half. How

her teeth, she uttered, “I will surpass

had seen it all.

leading Seeas Corporation, Robert also suffered losses in her hand. Hence,

that Saige might really