Crystal's One Night of Love

Crystal was pleasantly surprised.

Henry stood outside the car, gazing at her delighted countenance.

Hoarsely, he inquired, “Do you like it?”

Crystal’s face was almost buried in the roses as she spoke in a rare, sweet voice. “I do.”

No woman would dislike receiving flowers from men.

Henry smiled.

After shutting the door, he dashingly went to the other side to board the vehicle. Then, the black sports car sped away under the streetlight like a shooting star.

For a long while after that, Sylvester stood at the hotel entrance wordlessly.

Inside the vehicle, Henry played a soothing song.

Crystal had drunk a glass of champagne earlier, so she was feeling relaxed and slightly dizzy as she leaned against the seat.

The traffic light ahead just so happened to turn red..

Henry stopped the car before tilting his head to gaze at her. “Do you want to go home or to the condominium?”

The question sobered her a little as she buried her face in the roses, muttering, “Is anywhere fine? If it is, I want to stay at a hotel.”

The atmosphere became slightly awkward as Henry continued to stare at her.

A moment later, he unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned toward her. Crystal lifted her head, wanting to ask a question, but received a kiss on her lips instead.

It was a long time before he pulled back and spoke hoarsely. “Do you know what you’re saying right now, Crystal?”

Crystal was hugging the flowers with one arm and his neck with another..

It wasn’t easy to discern if she wanted to push him away or pull him closer.

Suddenly, they heard a honking sound from behind them.

Henry fastened his seatbelt and uttered in a sexy voice, The hotel it is, then!”

It was likely because Crystal hadn’t been proactive for a long time that Henry felt exceptionally excited. He sped to the nearest five-star hotel and checked in as fast as possible.

The moment the couple entered the presidential suite, Henry pressed Crystal against the door.

He had been holding himself back for a while now, so he was a little rougher than usua!.

Once was naturally not enough.

Henry carried her to the main bedroom, tossed her on the bed, and hastily removed her gown. A moment later, the white roses he gifted her landed on the purple gown on the floor.

Their passion burned like an inferno inside the bedroom.

They weren’t done until the early hours of the morning.

Embracing Crystal, Henry kissed her. He was thoroughly satisfied, in body and mind.

“What’s with you tonight?” he whispered beside her ear.

Crystal laid her sweaty face on his shoulder. “It could be because of the champagne.”

Again, Henry smooched her.

Both of them knew they hadn’t taken any precautions that night, but neither wanted to salvage the situation.

Winter was right around the corner, so the weather was quite chilly. As such, Crystal didn’t want to move away from Henry’s warm embrace.

Henry was the same.

After a while, Crystal urged, “We should return home now,”

Henry kissed her, pretending to be dissatisfied. “It sucks to have kids. It’d be great if we could sleep until the morning after having sex, unlike now, when we must return home at midnight.”

Despite his words, he still helped Crystal put on her clothes.

he

had on a gray

lobby to check out, it was already half past one in the morning. The receptionist recognized them and didn’t ask too many questions. Upon swiftly helping them check out, she smiled. “I hope to

Crystal blushed slightly.

all ashamed. When he received the receipt, he casually asked, “Is there a membership card? Does it give me a discount the next time

a membership card for him.

returned to the car, Crystal couldn’t help but remark, “There’s not going to

the glove compartment, tidied his sweater, and glanced at Crystal. “Didn’t that feel great, Mrs. Miller? I thought our time there

from Crystal, who was unwilling to continue that

drove the car

sports car in the distance. A woman was

hair was black, and her face was

her back. She swiftly straightened up to examine

her reaction, Henry inquired softly, “What’s

think I saw Clementine! Why would she be here. in the middle of the night? Was she intentionally

reassuringly. “I’ll ask someone to check the security footage. tomorrow.”

they returned home, she was still feeling uneasy. It wasn’t until she drank the hot milk Henry prepared

the headboard, Crystal appeared

head, Henry comforted, “I’ll call the hotel

her to sleep first before heading to the study to make the call.

later, he obtained the surveillance footage of the hotel parking lot. There

examined the footage several times to

expressed his gratitude to the person who provided him with the footage. “Thanks

person on the other

wasn’t sleeping yet. Again, he patted her head. “I checked, and

cheek into his palm. Maybe I was

had

saw an endless, dimly lit road. Robert’s car had been squashed by a large truck. When she looked at him through the window, she saw him

contrasting heavily with the blood on Robert’s

conscious, though barely. After turning his sight toward her, he stretched

and touched his warm body with trerabling fingers, exclaiming pantckily,

spoke in a melancholic tone It’s

his hand tight

hated him, she didn’t want him to

him out of the car with growing desperation. “Hold on, Robert.

how hard she tried, she couldn’t move

wept as he placed the blood-stained locket in her palm.

at her, he spoke in a small voice. “It’s yours now, Crystal. It’s

his sentence, Robert smiled, his body

upward and gradually faded away

tried to hold on to him but

before he vanished, he mouthed three words, “I love you.”

Robert! Robert!” It was then Crystal awoke.

as Robert’s

was pulled into

just a nightmare, Crystal.” Henry gently patted her back,

Crystal shifted to stare at

lips were quivering. Every detail of the nightmare was still fresh in her

pajamas, she exclaimed agitatedly, “I saw

her. “It’s just a dream, Crystal. It’s

teared up because she was genuinely frightened.

my dream, I saw him sitting in a car covered in blood. I tried to grab him, but

arms around his neck, sobbing,

Robert would’ve

a part of his life, she

and emotions, Henry continued to pepper kisses on her.

lying if he said he wasn’t a tad upset that his wife dreamed about her past, dead lover. At the same time, he was aware of how much she was traumatized by Robert’s death. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had that nightmare and mistaken someone else for Clementine. “How

on his shoulder wordlessly.

rested in his arms,

it started to rain, just like the day Robert

embrace

Ultimately, he caressed her hair, asking softly,

want to know.” Crystal used his arm as her pillow. I

and kissed the tip

with him, Crystal softly reminisced about

attentively and patiently, reflecting