Crystal's One Night of Love

Chapter 188

Chapter 188 Are You Satisfied

After a long while, Henry’s suppressed panting finally calmed down.

The air in the car was tense.

Crystal was forced to sprawl on his shoulders, tears welled up in her eyes. Even though he hadn’t actually done much to her, she still felt that his actions were horrendous.

She squeezed out, “Henry, can you let go of me now?”

Henry combed his slender fingers through her coffee-colored hair before letting his hand land on her shoulders, seemingly intending to keep it there.

Crystal did not move, for every move would make her feel even more uneasy.

A beat later, Henry turned to kiss her.

Crystal dodged and declared, “I’m getting out of the car.”

Henry brushed her hair aside to look at her rosy cheeks. Being in a good mood because his needs had. been satisfied, he said, “Your skirt is soiled. Let me clean it for you.”

Crystal wanted to tell him that she could do it alone, but she only gave her skirt a glance before giving up on the matter.

As Henry cleaned it for her, he muttered, “Crystal, let’s date again.”

Crystal shifted over to the front passenger seat, expressionless as if she had not been a part of the passionate moment a while ago. As she fixed her gaze on the spot ahead of her, she icily said, “Three’s a

crowd.”

“But I don’t love her,” Henry whispered.

Crystal let out a self-deprecating laugh.

Slowly, she said, “Henry, as long as the Miller and the Quinn families are friends, you’ll never be able to leave Audrey. Just look at the divorce case with her. Can you let it go?”

Henry fell silent.

No longer wanting to continue the topic, Crystal calmly repeated, “I want to get out of the car.

This time, Henry did not stop her, and he even opened the car door for her. The fresh air from outside rushed into the car and brought an ache into his chest.

Crystal left without sparing him another glance.

When she reached her house, Snowy came over, wagging its tail. Crystal gave it some dog food and cooed. “Eat slowly, all right?”

After that, she went to the bathroom to shower.

As for the skirt that was stained with Henry’s smell, she threw it into the trash can.

After the shower, Crystal sat on the couch for a long, long time. It was only when her hands and legs were

tingling from numbness did she realize it was already ten at night. The television was still switched on, and Snowy was chewing on a bone.

Crystal made a call.

“Mr. Miller, I’d like to meet you.”

At the Miller Residence, David was gleeful when he received the call.

It looks like the girl has thought things through!

Tears even manifested in Julia’s eyes.

As she held onto her husband’s hands tightly, she said, “Do your best tomorrow so she can have a better impression of Henry. In fact, you can even bring Melora along. It looks like Crystal likes Melora a lot and

dotes on her.”

David smiled helplessly when he remembered Melora was one year older than Crystal.

While David anticipated the meeting, thinking that Crystal was going to accept their assets, he received nothing but complaints in the end.

After David politely sent Crystal off, his expression darkened.

“Get Henry over here.”

The secretary immediately worked on that. In less than half an hour, Henry arrived.

Sounds of porcelain shattering came from the CEO’s office of Miller Corporation. Then, David’s roar sounded out. I asked you to get her, not fight against the Murray family! Jake and I are friends, but you nearly destroyed his son’s company in your pursuit of a wife? Who the f*ck taught you to do things in this way?”

In the office, Henry was standing in the middle of shattered porcelain pieces, his forehead bleeding.

He gently reached up to wipe the blood away before slowly saying, “Dad, weren’t you the one who taught. me to do things this way?”

David nearly had a heart attack when he heard that..

What the hell? When did I teach him that? I told him that men should fight for what they want, but we should also save face for others.

David thought that Henry had grown a brain after the last time, but it looked like the latter’s train of thought was side-tracking even worse after that.

He continued berating Henry for a while until Henry suddenly asked, “Did Crystal talk to you?”

David huffed.

Nonchalantly. Henry said, “Please don’t worry about our matters. I’ll deal with it properly.”

At that, David glared at him.

“Deal with it properly? How so? I’m telling you now, Henry, to cease your unruly behavior! If you don’t, you’re going to scare her away. Crystal looked as though she had cried before she came earlier.”

At the end of the day, David was Henry’s father, so he wanted the best for his son.

Patting his son’s shoulder, he said, “Good women fear clingy men. Be more patient.”

Henry inclined his head and turned to leave.

When Henry was gone, David summoned the secretary. “Has he left?”

“Yes, he has,” the secretary replied with a smile,

Stirring his cup of coffee, David then paused and chuckled. “Henry has done well!”

That stumped the secretary.

Still chuckling, David explained, “What’s done has been done. If I tell him that he did a good job, how am I going to maintain my relationship with Jake? The young ones are doing everything they can to court their girlfriends, but as their parents, we can only pretend to know nothing about it.”

The secretary lowered his head and began tentatively, “Then, Henry…

David laughed. “He’s my son. I’m sure he knows how to figure this out.”

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In the evening. Henry drove to Crystal’s condominium.

When he reached her unit, he rang the doorbell.

Crystal had no plans of opening the door after seeing him, but Henry had his ways. He threatened in at glacial tone, “I’m certain that you’ll want to take a look at this file I have. If you don’t open the door, I’ll release it to the public right away.”

Crystal had no choice but to open the door,

Their eyes met when the door swung open, but they were silent for what felt like cons.

Unlike his dark gaze, Henry’s voice was gentle when he finally spoke. “Did you meet with my father? Was it for Seth’s sake? Was it to get rid of me?”

The familiar sensation of helplessness surged through Crystal.

She was exhausted.

In an almost-pleading tone, she told him, “There isn’t anything between me and Seth! Henry Miller, can you just let me have friends and a normal social circle?”

“But I’ll be jealous.” Henry’s voice was soft. “I know things aren’t possible between the two of you because you still want me, but Crystal, every time I see him send you home and help you into the car, I find myself bothered.”

He then passed her the file.

“Take a look at this. I’d like to know what your choice is”

Crystal knew that he could do anything at this point, so she quickly opened the file.

Are You Satisfied.

It only took her a glance at its content before she turned white in the face..

The file contained pieces of evidence of Jake breaking the law. If it was leaked to the public, Jake would no longer be able to remain as a lawyer, and his reputation would tank.

Crystal curled her fingers and snapped her head upward.

“You’re insane!”

Henry reached out to touch her icy cheek with a smile. “I know you respect Jake and adore Sophia a lot, so you’ll surely want them to have a good life, right?”

Crystal stood there silently, staring at the file.

Her tears rolled down her checks.

She could almost feel something seeping away-her freedom.

Her warm tears blurred her vision, and when she could no longer make out any word on the document, she raised her head to smile at Henry wryly.

“You win, Henry. I promise you not to see Seth and contact him anymore. Are you satisfied with that? If you are, then scram out of here.”

Crystal did not want to spend another second seeing him.

When Henry remained still in his spot, she repeated, “Mr. Miller, don’t worry. I won’t meet anyone you don’t approve of from now on. I’ll seek your permission whenever I meet anyone. Is that good enough for you?”