Chapter 164 Try Again
Henry keeps refusing my call. Has he… fallen for Crystal? I can’t believe she’s Dad’s biological daughter! How can this be? How can she snatch away everything that belongs to me? Audrey sneered. So what if she’s Dad’s biological daughter? Once I destroy this evidence and eliminate that half-dead jeweler, no one will learn the truth, and I’l remain the apple of my father’s eyes!
A chuckle escaped her lips as she tore the letter into pieces.
Downstairs, her husband was engaged in a passionate night with the housekeeper. They paid her no mind. as their lustful moans echoed throughout the house.
Nevertheless, Audrey didn’t care that her husband was ignoring her.
Back in Barnwood, Henry had been busy socializing as it was the end of the year. It had been days since he met with Crystal.
Meanwhile, Crystal was celebrating Christmas with John and Anna.
“The water pipe’s broken!” exclaimed Anna from the kitchen. When she stepped out, her apron was soaked through, and water droplets were dripping on the ground.
John swiftly said, “Change your clothes quickly. Don’t catch a cold.”
The care he displayed toward her warmed Anna’s heart.
As she sauntered toward her bedroom, she said to Crystal, “Can you call someone to fix the pipe, Crys? We won’t be able to have dinner like this.
Crystal nodded and made the call.
Half an hour later, the doorbell rang, and she went to open the door. They sure arrive fast-
When the door was opened, she saw Henry standing outside in a dark blue shirt, gray wool trousers, and ă gray, branded coat.
He appeared mature and stunning in that attire,
Stunned, Crystal blurted, “Why are you here?”
The man’s gentle gaze landed on her. “I’ve finished my work.”
Just as Crystal wanted to speak with him outside, Anna stepped out of her room after changing into a new
set of clothes and saw him. “Henry, you’re here!”
Henry used that opportunity to enter the living room. After he stylishly set the gifts in his hand down, he handed his coat to Crystal. “If I weren’t busy with my work, I would’ve visited Mr. Winters sooner.”
Joyously, Anna said, “You don’t need to buy anything! Your presence here is more than enough!”
Staring at Crystal, Henry uttered slowly, “I should do this since this is our first year together.”
Anna could tell the hidden meaning behind his words.
Silently, she shifted her sight to John, signaling him to go by the book.
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Of course, John understood his wife’s message.
While Henry genuinely wished to court Crystal, their parents hadn’t met each other yet. Thus, the couple wouldn’t conform to local etiquette regardless of whose family they were dining with at Christmas.
“It’s to be expected at this time of year. Show Henry some hospitality, but don’t keep him around for too long. He still needs to have dinner with his family later tonight,” John said with a grin on his face.
“Can you call and ask why the plumber isn’t here yet, Crystal?” Anna asked while pouring their guest a cup
of coffee.
Without delay, Crystal attempted to return to her room to make the call because she didn’t want to handle Henry.
However, he swiftly interjected, “No need for that. I can fix it.”
Anna beamed. “You know how to do this, Henry? In any case, I don’t think you should. It’ll dirty your clothes.”
“It’s fine.” Henry rolled up his sleeve and grabbed the tools.
In response, Anna gestured for Crystal to stop the call and accompany Henry.
After the couple ambled into the tiny kitchen, they shut the door.
Crystal squatted next to Henry and watched him fix the water pipe with skill. A hint of surprise flitted across her face. “I didn’t expect you’d know how to do this.”
Gazing at her, Henry grinned. “I know many things.”
Crystal blushed. Can this man behave himself for once?
But it wasn’t an exaggeration of his skills at all. He did fix the water pipe fairly quickly.
While Crystal had heard of the saying “Men are the most charming when doing things” before, she had never experienced it. At that moment, though, her heart was pounding as she watched him finish fixing the pipe.
Henry put the tools away and smiled. “What’s the matter? Never seen a man as handsome as me before?”
Reflexively, Crystal attempted to stand up.
Instead of letting her go, he whispered, “I need to head home for dinner later. Let’s go on a date-after this. I have a present I want to show you.”
Hesitation swirled in her eyes. I am touched, but….
Henry gazed at her before kissing her cheek.
“Are you done yet, Henry?” Anna pushed the door open just then and happened to witness that scene.
Crystal’s cheeks burned with embarrassment as she wondered how to react. Meanwhile, Henry rose to his feet and washed his hands. “Madam Anna, I wish to buy something with Crystal for Christmas later. I’ve been quite busy recently and didn’t have the chance to shop with her.”
Anna agreed. “Of course. You youngsters should spend more time outside.”
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After Henry finished washing his hands, he tidied his shirt.
Politely, he informed the older woman, “I’ll have Crystal home before dinner. Also, I would like to bring her to meet my family on Friday. I thought it’d be better if I mentioned this first.”
Suppressing her joy, Anna encouraged Crystal to change her clothes and go on a date with Henry.
Ten minutes later, Crystal settled into the passenger seat of the gold Bentley Continental.
Biting her lip, she said, “I didn’t agree to meet your parents.”
Henry lit a cigarette and left his left hand hanging outside of the window. “Don’t you think you should meet my parents after I met yours? Or do you think marriage isn’t something one needs to tell their parents abour?”
Enraged, Crystal turned her head toward him.
He grabbed her head with his right hand and kissed her
The deep and passionate kiss lasted for a long while before he pressed his forehead against hers. “We don’t need to tell them about our private life, but not when it comes to marriage.”
Crystal didn’t want it to happen that quickly. “Didn’t you say you have a present for me?”
Grinning, he extinguished his cigarette and drove the car.
The man only made a single stop during the journey to his condominium.
He bought a pack of cigarettes and a small box of condoms, placing them conspicuously on the dashboard.
An infuriated Crystal turned her gaze away. “This is the present you’re talking about?”
Henry buckled his seatbelt.
Upon hearing what she said, he smirked and brushed his finger on her reddened cheek. “Who said I’m using it on you? Or is it your first thought to have sex with me when you saw it?”
Crystal rolled her eyes. What a shameless man.
After turning his attention back to the road, he coughed. “Erm… I don’t perform too badly in bed, right, Crystal?”
Crystal couldn’t answer that question.
After all, he was the only person she ever had sex with. However, she could guess that his sexual need was greater than the ordinary man’s, and he performed better than the average.
While she remained silent, her blush was an obvious answer.
Everything that happened next unfolded naturally.
After all, adult couples only needed a glance to grasp their partner’s sexual urge.
Just as they entered the condominium, Henry pulled the woman into a hug from behind. I love her slender waist. As he pressed her body against hers, he mused aloud. “The living room or the bedroom?”
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Crystal was disoriented by his kisses.
Lifting her head slightly, she uttered, “Bedroom. Henry, don’t…”
Belonging naturally to the metropolitan elite with a plethora of properties registered to his name, Henry Miller was the preeminent attorney in the country. Nevertheless, he also assumed an additional role—Robert's forthcoming brother-in-law. Crystal hesitated momentarily, but then she mused, If Robert can cheat on me, why can't I indulge and enjoy myself too?Instead of pushing Henry away, she held onto him even tighter as she was beautiful and had an attractive figure.
