Crystal’s One Night of Love
Chapter 156

Chapter 156 He Was There

Crystal pushed him away.

In a cold tone, she said, "I neither have the right to be angry nor have the need to be angry."

"But you are."

Henry easily pulled her back into his arms

The man's sex drive seemed particularly high in the morning. As he pressed his thin lips on the back of her soft neck, he started nibbling on her skin, seemingly desiring to engage in a certain arduous task in

bed.

Unable to stand it any longer, Crystal uttered, "Henry, I thought you needed to go to the hospital."

"I'll go once I've made you happy."

Crystal was livid.

She kicked her leg backward to strike him, but he caught her leg between his legs. Then, he pressed her against the sink, their position an embarrassing one.

Once Crystal was under his control, Henry asked, "Did you miss me the past few days?"

His voice was magnetic and seductive; any woman would be attracted to it.

Crystal let him hold her down, but she did not respond to his question.

A beat after, she frigidly replied, "No."

No?

But Henry did not believe her.

He remembered how passionate and enthusiastic she had been when they were together. That was why he asked her that question, yet Crystal told him she did not miss him at all. Henry felt disappointed.

Crystal seemed to be apathetic toward him now.

In the end, he held her tightly and kissed her. "Crystal, let me keep you company."

However, she gently pushed him away again.

In a tone even more glacial than before, she told him, "No. Henry, our relationship has long ended. It isn't appropriate for us to do this, and I don't want to become a woman you come to for these things." At that, Henry straightened up and tidied his clothes with a furrow on his brows.

With her back facing him, Crystal continued making breakfast, saying, "I'm not planning to make Leave the key behind when you leave."

Henry parted his lips to respond, but his phone rang before he could do it.

yours.

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It was Joshua again.

He knew that answering the call around Crystal would only make her upset again, so he went out with his phone in hand instead. The door quietly closed.

Henry was gone, but Crystal was no longer in the mood to make breakfast. It seemed like the man had made a mess of her life again. Just then, someone rang the doorbell.

Thinking that it was Henry, Crystal did not move toward the door to open it.

It was Madison.

Madison had to call out Crystal's name for a long while before Crystal could recollect herself and open the door for her.

With a sour look on her face, Madison muttered, "I saw Henry downstairs. Crystal, you're not dating him again, are you?" Crystal flashed Madison a bitter smile.

"No, but I broke up with Ritchie."

Madison was stunned for a while before guilt crept onto her face. "Was it my fault?"

Crystal pinched Madison's cheeks.

"How influential do you think you are, hm? It has nothing to do with you. We just weren't suitable for each other."

Madison let out a quiet "oh" in response.

All of a sudden, she leaned closer to Crystal and questioned, "Crystal, be honest with me. Did you sleep with Henry last night? I saw him smoking downstairs, and frankly, he gave off a sexy vibe. It looked as though it was an after-sex smoke break."

Crystal's ears turned bright red immediately, embarrassed by Madison's question.

"No! I was drunk."

Just then, she recalled that Henry was going to be drawing his rare Rh-negative blood for Audrey, and that crushed her.

His first crush, his Rh-negative blood, and his refusal to marry

No matter how Crystal looked at the matter, she could only come to the conclusion that Henry was not the one for her.

After breakfast and before Crystal could head to the music center, her phone rang.

It was from Anna, and she sounded worried.

"Crystal, come to the hospital quickly! Your father was feeling dizzy this morning, and he fainted during

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his morning exercise. The doctor said that it's cardiovascular-related. Come quickly! We're at Barnwood Mercy Hospital."

Upon hearing that, Crystal immediately went downstairs to get into her car.

"Don't panic, Madam Anna. I'll be right there!"

Half an hour later, Crystal arrived at the hospital.

John was still unconscious.

A few doctors were crowded around his hospital bed, studying his medical record. Anna was right by the side of his bed, holding his hand and shedding tears.

The moment Crystal saw them, her heart sank.

Anna's eyes visibly brightened up when she saw Crystal.

"Crystal!"

Crystal patted Anna's shoulder in consolation. When her gaze landed on her father, her breath hitched.

Her father had been through too many things throughout the past six months.

Tearful, Anna uttered, "Crystal, these doctors are the top doctors here. Maybe you'd want to talk to them about your father's condition."

Crystal nodded.

Then, she proceeded to politely converse with the doctor, her heart racing.

"Mr. Winters' condition isn't looking good. The surgery has a fifty percent success rate. There is hope, but it's risky. For now, our country doesn't have many doctors trained in this surgery, so unless you... Crystal felt as if she had been thrown into an icy dark pit.

Beside her, Anna was sobbing. She was close to getting down on her knees to plead with the doctors to save John's life.

The doctors were sympathetic, but there was only so much they could do.

Right then, someone opened the door. Henry entered the room, and behind him was his secretary, Jamie.

Henry's face was pale, indicating that he had just drawn blood.

Jamie said, "I saw Miss Winters when I was on my way here. I thought she came with Mr. Miller, but it looks like she came because of her father."

Then, she quickly passed her name card to the attending physician and said, "Mr. Winters is Mr. Miller's elder.

The doctors naturally knew who Henry was.

Not only was Henry the best lawyer in the country, but he was also the richest man in the city, for Miller Corporation was the largest company in the north.

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Innumerable people wanted to get into his good books.

With a smile, Jamie politely said, "This place looks nice, but I don't think it's a good place for a patient to recuperate. Why don't we transfer him to a VIP ward first? As for the surgery, Mr. Miller has his connections. He's able to hire the best international specialists in the field, but we'll also need the cooperation of everyone here."

Henry was a rich and powerful man, so the hospital staff were quick to agree to it.

Henry did not even need to say anything the whole time.

Anna was dumbfounded, and her crying halted.

Just a moment ago, the hospital staff had told her that there were no more VIP wards left, but they were quick to change their words when it was Henry's secretary who spoke. Did the secretary also say that there will be specialists who can perform the surgery for John? Am I dreaming?

Turning to look at Henry in anticipation and gratefulness, she then sneakily tugged the hem of Crystal's shirt.

My daughter, tell me if this is true! Anna cried out in her mind.

Crystal was stiff in her spot.

She had just rejected Henry's request to make love the night before and earlier in the morning. Yet, now, she owed him a favor.

She was sure she was going to be entangled with him again.

At that moment, Crystal felt regretful. She thought that she should have let him have his way with her in the morning so that she would not feel as if she was indebted to him now.

Her thoughts did not go unnoticed by Henry.

After shooting her a glance, he said, "Am I that shallow of a man to you, Crystal?"

He wanted to start again with her-he wanted to court her.

He wondered if she only thought he was after her body.

His question startled Crystal, and she did not dare to protest.

She could not be willful at a time like this.

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