Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 130

Chapter 130 Compromise.

Crystal angrily kicked him.

Henry doubled over in pain, and Crystal took the chance to walk out of the bedroom, dragging her suitcase behind her.

With his long legs, Henry managed to reach her in two long strides. He grabbed her hand just as she was reaching the door.

Henry gazed at her intensely. “Are you really going to leave?”

Crystal cast her eyes downwards.

“Let go of me!” she insisted.

Henry lowered his head, leaning closer to her. His tone was soft with a touch of surrender when he said, “There’s food. Let’s eat together!”

Crystal knew his ways.

Whenever Henry wanted to coax a woman, he would use gentleness, and it had always worked in his favor.

Time and time again, Crystal had found herself seduced by his tender affection, unable to pull herself away. In the end, she realized that it was all just a game for him, and she was the only one who had taken it seriously.

Crystal chuckled at her own foolishness.

“I don’t want to eat! I’m not hungry!”

Henry furrowed his brows lightly, but he did not let go of her hand.

As they remained locked in this stalemate, the doorbell rang.

Crystal could easily guess who was outside the door. Who else could it be if not Audrey!

She smirked. “Henry, there’re plenty of people out there who would kill just to have a meal with. you. There’s no need for you to beg for my time!”

Henry griued his teeth angrily.

He released her hand.

Crystal took a deep breath and opened the door.

As she had expected, Audrey stood outside, holding a wrapped gift in her hands.

She took in the suitcase trailing behind Crystal, and her sla nted, foxy eyes widened innocently. She seemed genuinely surprised.

“Miss Winters, I’ve come to apologize to you. It’s my fault that you and Henry had an argument. I’m sorry! Did… Did I cause trouble in your relationship?”

Audrey’s false concern and fake sweet tone disgusted Crystal.

She walked past the other woman, ignoring her presence, and headed toward the elevator. Henry’s displeased voice called out behind her, “Crystal!”

They had a heated argument the night before.

However, he had not left for his office that morning. He had deliberately waited for her.

He had already explained himself to her and even tried to compromise. Crystal is so stubborn! Crystal paused, her body tensing up, and her eyes became teary and red.

Lately, Crystal had begun to fall in love with Henry. However, he merely saw her as a fling. If she continued to live with him, cook for him, and wait on him like a devoted wife, then she would hurt herself in the end.

Crystal continued on her way, a determined expression on her face.

She ignored Henry and turned to Audrey instead. “Congratulations, Miss Quinn. Morning Dew, the white dress, and even Henry are all yours now. Are you happy?”

The elevator doors dinged open.

Crystal walked in without another word.

“I’ve already compromised with you!”

Henry stared at the closed elevator doors, his expression pained.

Audrey approached him.

“Did you two fight?” she asked in a gentle voice.

Henry retorted in an annoyed tone, “What are you here for again?”

Audrey gestured at the gift in her hand. “I came here to apologize to Miss Winters!”

“There’s no need for that!”

Henry dipped his head and slid a cigarette between his lips. He took a slow drag and said to Audrey. “I told you last night not to come looking for me anymore. If you’re feeling down, call a hotline or go see a

therapist.”

Audrey’s face paled.

She looked quite pitiable. It would have tugged at any man’s heartstrings.

“Henry, are you really going to let this woman come between us? We’ve known each other since we were children! I don’t believe that you care about her at all.”

Henry’s expression hardened.

“Audrey, sometimes it’s cute for women to put on a little pouty act, but when they go too far, it becomes too much!”

He thought of Crystal.

The latter had always been genuine with him.

When she liked him, her eyes would pool with happy tears, and when she did not like him, she did not hide it either.

She simply told him that it was over without hesitating or dragging things out.

Since childhood, Henry had been surrounded by women who admired and pursued him. No one

in the had ever dared to throw tantrums or show their temper. Even when Audrey had been angry past, she had never dared to go too far.

Crystal was different from the others. She was always true to herself.

Henry was so infuriated that he felt his heart ache miserably.

He turned, going back into his condominium. Audrey pressed her palm to the door before he could close it. He refused to let her in.

“Audrey, we ended things a long time ago!”

Audrey stubbornly kept her hand on the door.

After a beat of silence, she whispered, “If I break off my engagement, will you give us another chance?”

Henry stared at her dispassionately.

After a long pause, his lips curled into a sneer. “What do you think?”

He pried off her hand and slammed the condominium door shut.

It was quiet inside the condominium.

The faint sound of Audrey’s sobbing could be heard from the other side of the door. Henry paid. it no mind.

He walked into the kitchen.

On the countertop, there were plates of Crystal’s favorite dishes, still warm. He had specially asked the chef to prepare them, hoping to melt her heart and persuade her to forgive him.

However, she had left without even a single backward glance.

The condominium was eerily silent without her presence.

Henry could not bear the sight any longer.

Wordlessly, he dumped the untouched food into a bag. He changed out of his clothes and went downstairs, tossing the bag into a trash can on the way.

She’s just a woman! There are plenty of them out there! It doesn’t matter to me whether she stays or leaves!! would never waste my thoughts on a woman!

With her suitcase in tow, Crystal drove herself to a small rented condominium. Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Although it was much smaller than the space she was used to, it had everything that she needed.

She cleaned up the condominium and made it cozy for herself.

In the days that followed, Crystal and Henry kept away from each other. Neither of them made any phone calls or sent any text messages to the other.

Crystal gradually grew accustomed to living on her own.

She kept herself busy in the music center, arriving early and leaving late but feeling fulfilled.

A week later, there were some developments regarding Emelia’s fundraising

A real estate developer who merely identified himself as “Mr. Xander” was willing to invest twenty million. Initially, Emelia had negotiated the deal by herself, but the investor had insisted on meeting her partner.

Emelia went to Crystal’s office and explained the situation to her.

She was quite worried by his request. “Do you think there’s any ulterior motive?”

The investor had requested to meet Crystal personally. The investor turned out to be polite and courteous. He invited the women to a meal at his expense.

He way every bit the gentleman.

“I’ve heard that Miss Winters is an excellent piano teacher. My wife and I have a daughter, and we would like to bring her over one day to see if she has any musical talent. If Miss Winters doesn’t mind, we would love for her to teach our daughter piano in the future.”

With that statement, everything fell into place.

Emelia shot Crystal a look.

The latter smiled and shook hands with the investor. “Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Xander! It should be Emelia and who are the ones treating you to a meal.”

The man smiled magnanimously and immediately signed off on the letter of intent to invest.

Crystal noticed that the payment account came from a newly registered company.

Robin Corporation.

The investor noticed her expression and offered her a meaningful smile.

He shook their hands again. “My wife and I would like to invite Miss Long and Miss Winters over for a meal on Saturday. Please do come!”

The investor then left.

He sat in his car and sent out a WhatsApp message: Robert, it is done!

Robert replied immediately: Thank you, Mr. Xander. I’ll buy you dinner tonight.

After seeing the investor off, Emelia held the signed letter of intent in her hands and kissed it repeatedly.

“Mr. Xander is probably investing because of his daughter. Crystal, you are our hero!”

Crystal carefully measured out two scoops of coffee grounds and brewed two cups of coffee.

She frowned as she handed one of the cups to Emelia.

She could not help but feel that things were going too smoothly, and it did not feel right.

While pondering over this, she received a phone call from Seth.

“Crystal, how about treating me to a meal?”