Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 176

Chapter 176 He Has Yet To Let Go.

Crystal made a trip to the condominium the next day.

She had hired some guys to replace the curtains with the original ones and dump the vases into the trash.

All of her clothing and accessories, both used and unused, were packed up and sent to an auction house.

Everything that belonged to Crystal was disposed of, including Morning Dew.

In just one day, all traces of Crystal had been removed from that condominium. It was almost as if she was never there.

Crystal stared at Snowy, the stray dog that Henry had adopted in order to please her back then.

Since Snowy had barely been eating well while she was gone, Crystal decided to take the dog with her.

Having stayed with Henry for about six months, that dog was all that remained. Crystal donated the fifty million that she received from Henry, the clothes, accessories, and Morning Dew to a charitable organization.

Crystal felt a dull ache in her leg after she was done taking care of everything. The pain reminded her of the bizarre nature of her fruitless relationship with Henry.

Two days later, Henry was working at the office after handling a huge case that shook the entire world.

Things were starting to look great for him until Jamie knocked on the door and entered his office.

“Miss Winters came over yesterday and asked me to hand you this,” she said softly while handing him an envelope.

Henry took the envelope over and examined its contents. In it was the key to his condominium.

He stared at the key in silence for a few seconds before asking, “Have you checked the place? Did she take her clothes and jewelry with her? If not, I want you to send them all over to her. I have no use for them, so there’s no point in me keeping them around.”

Noticing the conflicted look on Jamie’s face, Henry asked, “What’s wrong?”

Thinking it would be inappropriate for her to answer that question, Jamie decided to give him a vague response instead. “You’ll find out once you get home tonight, Mr. Miller. All I can say is that Miss Winters. has indeed moved out.”

Henry found her reply rather strange, but he didn’t give it much thought and carried on working.

It wasn’t until ten at night that he started his drive home.

He didn’t like the idea of returning to a dark condominium unit with no one there to make dinner for him, so he sat in his car and smoked a cigarette before heading upstairs.

Upon opening the door and switching on the lights, Henry froze in shock when he saw the state of his house.

He had gotten used to seeing it with all the stuff that Crystal had decorated the place with.

However, the house had been restored to its original state. It looked cold and matched his aesthetic preferences, but lacked the human touch that it used to have.

Henry tossed his coat aside and began checking every corner of the house.

He searched the bedroom, the living room, and even the bathroom, but he couldn’t find Crystal’s belongings anywhere.

She had thoroughly removed her presence from that condominium.

While standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Henry realized that she had even gotten rid of Morning Dew.

That was when Henry understood what Crystal was trying to do. Not only did she want to forget him, but she also wanted him to forget her.

Upon recalling how she said they would never meet again, the world around him seemed to spin, and a sharp pain tore through his heart.

He quickly whipped out his phone and gave Crystal a call, but all he heard was an automated message saying. “Sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.”

Henry felt a suffocating sensation as he glanced about and smashed his phone against the wall.

The phone broke into a few pieces instantly, but that wasn’t enough.

As though smashing stuff up would help turn back time or bring back some of those memories with Crystal, Henry then proceeded to smash up everything inside that condominium.

It was really late at night when Henry stood among a pile of broken furniture.

He then retrieved from his pocket a diamond ring that he had given Crystal at the very beginning.

That was probably the only thing Crystal had left behind.

While staring at the ring, Henry recalled the look of joy on Crystal’s face when she received it as well as her sad expression when she found out the truth and told him that she didn’t want it anymore.

His eyes were a little red as an unknown emotion overwhelmed him and left him feeling lost.

Believing that he could forget Crystal as well, Henry decided to do the same.

After his violent outburst that night, Henry told Jamie to have some guys clean up his condominium. He then proceeded to occupy himself with lots of work and attending social events with Charles and the others. Henry also stopped calling Crystal and didn’t bother to find out what she had been up to.

No one else mentioned Crystal in front of him either.

It was almost as though Crystal had become a taboo topic for him.

Henry couldn’t help but let out a wry chuckle as he wondered why Charles and the others stopped talking about her even though he didn’t really seem to mind.

About two weeks later, Jamie came into his office and said, “Mr. Miller, about the auction in Hawen last week… It’s related to you.” Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Henry was in the middle of signing a document when he paused and asked, “What do you mean?”

“They auctioned a bunch of jewelry and haute couture dresses. Those were all things that you bought Miss Winters! That piano was also sold for a total of sixty million!”

“Why would Crystal need so much money?” Henry asked in a seemingly casual tone.

“Miss Winters has donated all of that money to a charitable organization,” Jamie replied.

Henry snapped his pen in half when he heard that.

“She has been with me for about six months, and all she kept is that dog?” he asked coldly.

Jamie let out a sigh and placed an envelope on his desk.

“I recently got this from the condominium’s letter box. It’s Miss Winters’ transaction history. You’ll probably understand after you see this.”

Henry clenched his fists and sat there in silence.

After what seemed like forever, he opened up the envelope anyway.

It was indeed a bill for the Valentine’s Day decorations with some concept art included.

It was very beautifully designed, and the black color theme was to Henry’s liking as well.

It was extremely expensive and cost tens of thousands, but Crystal had paid for it with her own credit

card.

While staring at the bill, Henry felt that overwhelming pain spreading through his heart once again.

“Crystal really loves you a lot, Mr. Miller. You might not know this, but she only promised your father to study two years in Ferropene so that you could take care of your affair with Miss Quinn. I must say, you two had a really great relationship! I’m curious, though. Would Miss Quinn really die if you didn’t go to the hospital, or were you simply unable to let go of your past relationship?” Jamie asked.

When she didn’t get a response after a few seconds, Jamie added, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.”

Henry was still staring at that picture, which showed how the condominium used to look.

After what seemed like forever, he finally realized what he had lost-Crystal’s love.

Crystal had asked him twice in the past if he loved her, but he had never answered her question directly because he only liked her for her body, her cooking, and her companionship.

Even so, he had always known that Crystal loved him.

Now that Crystal had stopped loving him and moved on completely, Henry found himself unable to let her go.

Just like that, he spent the entire night sitting in his office and puffing away.

The ashtray was filled with cigarette butts by the time dawn arrived.

Henry gave Jamie a call and said in a hoarse voice, “Help me find out where Morning Dew is!”