Crystal’s One Night of Love
Chapter 178

Chapter 178 I Only Want Crystal

Henry walked out of the private room his shirt stained with blood mostly belonging to Robert.

He stood in the corridor, lit a cigarette, and puffed on it slowly.

No matter how much he resented Robert, there was some truth in the latter's words.

While Henry and Crystal might appear to be equals in their relationship, in truth, the latter was always the one compromising. Her sacrifices were simply expected due to the difference in their family backgrounds, whereas he never even cared.

Robert was right; he had caused Crystal to sacrifice her feelings as a woman.

Henry continued to smoke.

He was extremely popular with the women due to his good looks and noble background.

Robert had a lover at Orchid Club who resembled Crystal slightly.

She had met Henry once at the police station previously and noticed the unusual look he gave her, so at present, she couldn't help but harbor some daring thoughts about him. Even if he didn't want a long- term relationship with her, just one night would suffice.

With her heart racing, the woman walked over and touched Henry's charming face. "Would you like to me to drink with you, Mr. Miller?"

Henry was immensely picky and despised being touched by unfamiliar women.

Given that he had also drunk some liquor, he shoved the slender woman aside, causing her to crash into the wall across them and cry out in pain.

The clubhouse manager rushed over after hearing the commotion.

This was no major issue, but Henry was utterly taken aback upon taking a closer look at the woman's face.

He kicked the door to the private room open and pushed her inside.

The manager hurriedly followed them in and apologizes, "Please forgive her, Mr. Miller. She doesn't know her place."

Henry sat down on the couch.

With his head lowered, he lit another cigarette and began smoking again, his gaze fixated on the woman.

He was so dashing that she tensed up in nervousness.

"Come here!" Henry suddenly ordered.

Her heart nearly beating out of her chest, the woman mustered up the courage to walk toward him. She wanted to touch him but dared not after seeing him frown, so she could only raise her head and let him do as he pleased.

Henry held her chin gently and scrutinized her.

Indeed, she looked a bit like Crystal.

Thinking that Henry had grown fond of her, the manager began introducing the woman. "She serves all her clients well, Mr. Miller. How about you give her a try? You won't regret it."

The woman bit her lower lip seductively.

Henry let go of her right away.

He then grabbed a wet tissue and wiped his hands with it before remarking casually, "I'll give you two options. First, get a proper job instead of trying to make money with that face. Second, if you want to keep this job, then go see a plastic surgeon and change that face of yours. If I ever see you showing up at a place like this, I'll take get rid of every club you set foot in."

The woman's legs turned to jelly and the manager was close to tears.

W-What? Why is the Grim Reaper so offended by her face?

Henry threw her a check. "Barnwood may be a large city, but I can make someone disappear with a snap of my fingers."

The manager slumped to the floor.

Being the sharp-witted man he was, he quickly found out why Henry couldn't tolerate this particular

woman.

It was because she looked somewhat similar to his ex-girlfriend.

Seriously? There's always something wrong with the rich! She only looks a little like his ex. It's not like they're the exact same person! Why should he care so much about how she chooses to make money? Despite thinking that, the manager had no choice but to send the woman back to her hometown and plead with her not to show up in Barnwood anymore. He couldn't afford to incur the wrath of that fiend from the Miller household.

Henry was completely wasted by now.

The clubhouse had a driver take him home, but he began to cower as soon as he arrived at the

condominium.

I don't want to go upstairs. She's not there.

The man could usually hold his drink and would hardly get drunk, but tonight, he was so drunk that he sprawled on the ground, throwing up incessantly. After sobering up a little, he stood underneath the streetlight alone.

He remembered how Crystal would feed Snowy there.

Alas, she took everything with her-including the puppy-leaving behind nothing for him.

With reddened eyes, Henry couldn't stop calling out her name, "Crystal! Crystal... Crystal..."

A slim figure observed him from afar.

It was Audrey.

She had watched him for so long. From the way the drunken man gazed up at the condominium with his bloodshot eyes, she knew he was missing Crystal.

Have you really fallen for Crystal, Henry? You never picked up my calls, and you stopped visiting me at the hospital no matter how dire my situation was. You don't care about me anymore, as if there's nothing between us. Are you regretting it now, Henry!

She walked over and attempted to hold him. "Henry! You've had too much to drink."

Yet, Henry shoved her away violently before staggering backward. "Go away! I don't want to see you... Crystal would be upset if she saw me with you. She'd cry!" he murmured.

Audrey was shocked. "I'd cry too, Henry!"

Even so, the man continued to step back and eventually left in a panic..

It was as though Crystal would never come back if he were to see Audrey for another second-even though he knew deep down that she would never return anyway.

It was as Robert had said-all she wanted was to heal her wounds, fall in love, and get married.

Audrey's body shivered in the night,

She had lost.

She had traded her life for him by cutting her wrists time and time again, losing all that blood, and sacrificing her beauty-but she still lost.

All Henry thought about was Crystal.

A smirk formed on Audrey's face.

Just how much more do you plan on taking from me, Crystal?

Crystal received some good news early the next morning.

She had been named one of the recipients of Barnwood's Top Ten Outstanding Youths Award.

All the teachers at the music center congratulated her, and even Emelia gave her a call from Sumanthova. "This is something worth celebrating, Crystal! I'm going to pop a bottle of champagne!" Crystal chuckled lightly. "I'll come over to Sumanthova so we can do that together!"

Emelia wanted to say no, for it would be too much trouble.

Eventually, she agreed as she missed Crystal dearly. "I'll be waiting for you here."

Feeling on cloud nine, Crystal showered all the employees at the music center with gifts. Suddenly, her secretary came to her. "Miss Winters, there is a Miss Quinn who wants to see you." Miss Quinn?

Crystal's smile faded slightly.

"Get the surveillance cameras in the guest lounge rolling, and have her wait for me there," she instructed the secretary.

Guessing that the two women didn't get along, the latter immediately did as told.

Madison, who happened to be there too, asked, "You're willing to see her?"

Crystal smirked.

"Do you think she's prepared to let me off? If I don't deal with her, she'll only keep bothering me. I'm not Joshua. I won't let her do whatever she wants!"

Madison felt sorry for her.

After hearing about everything that had happened from Seth, she was so enraged that she wanted to teach Henry a lesson. Yet, Crystal didn't allow that, saying it was not needed if they were to break off their relationship completely.

Feeling worried, Madison decided to accompany Crystal to meet Audrey too.

Yet, she was rendered speechless the moment she walked into the guest lounge.

Audrey had shown up in a hospital gown early this morning, not caring about how unsightly she looked. Crystal's just too nice. I would've chased this crazy b*tch out if it were up to me!

Crystal sat across Audrey with a smile. "How can I help you, Miss Quinn?"