Once the potatoes were boiled, Crystal turned off the stove and took out the butter and milk from the fridge that she would need when she mashed them. Then, as she was reaching for the strainer, her phone rang. She answered it without checking the Caller ID and was shocked to hear Lucy’s unusually anxious voice on the other end. Lucy was her parents’ housekeeper.
Lucy: “Crystal, come to the hospital quickly! Your Father is dying!”
When Crystal heard that, it was as if all of her bones had turned into spaghetti, and she collapsed onto the floor. Upon hearing the noise, Nathan rushed into the kitchen and crouched down beside her. Then he wrapped his arms around her and asked her what was wrong.
“My father is dying….” Crystal replied lamely. Although she was not close to her F
Nathan ran his fingers through Crystal’s hair as she cried into his muscular chest. “I’ve known about Todd’s secret for a long time,” he admitted. “And don’t worry, I’ve been trying hard to find your Biological Father. Soon, we will find him,”“But why did my Mother leave you my inheritance?” Crystal asked. “Was it because you paid off all of her debts?”Nathan nodded. “There was that,” he said. “But there was more to it.”Crystal raised her head and looked at him in confusion.“There was also the matter of you,” Nathan explained.Crystal had already been crying, but when she heard that, she remembered what
When Leslie returned, she was wearing her white strapless dress. She looked stunning, and even Arnold had to admit that the garment suited her. Dressed as she was, she appeared delicate and charming, and her short blonde hair radiated femininity.When Arnold looked at Leslie, he recalled the kiss that she had given him in the bathroom, and his desire for her was undeniable.Leslie had said that she would bring a decent boyfriend home, but Arnold hadn’t taken her seriously. By bringing this decent, extraordinary man home, she had really surprised him. He didn’t expect that Leslie would be entangled with someone coming from a rich family.When Leslie walked past Arnold, there was a coy smile on her face.Arnold stared at her without blinking his eyes. Her
Once Crystal recovered from her shock, she said, “If Nathan is engaged to Helen, where does that leave me?”Leslie shrugged and said, “I don’t know. I can see now why Eric hasn’t been around lately, though….” She produced a pack of cigarettes, took one for herself, and offered Crystal another. “Want one?”Crystal looked up and nodded. She knew how bad she looked now, and it made her feel like a harlot.Leslie lit up a cigarette and placed it directly into Crystal’s mouth. Then she said, “Everyone knows how much Helen loves Nathan. She would die for him. It is quite the triangle you’ve landed in. If Helen still loves Nathan, though, he will have to marry her. So you have to be prepared for that.”
Helen was sitting next to Nathan, and although she couldn’t see the expression on his face, she felt his body stiffen up. She didn’t know what he was going to say. She was afraid, though, that it wouldn’t be good, so she spoke up before he could. She turned to the old man and said, “I just got back. Why are you so anxious to send me away? Besides, Nathan deserves a better person than me. I am not good enough for him.”The old Mr. Davis: “Bullshit. He must be responsible for you.”Helen: “It’s not his fault. I blame myself, and you should blame me as well.”The old Mr. Davis: “How can I turn a blind eye to this? You are the person that I worry about the most. I will take care of your business. It’s Nathan who is not good enough for you, so don&rs
(Triggered Warning: This chapter contains a sexual scene and inappropriate words. If you're not comfortable reading it kindly skip it and move to another chapter)Before Nathan could say anything, the old Davis picked up his phone and called Mr. Woods. When Woods picked up, the old Davis said, “Draw an agreement. If this bastard dares to cheat, I want you to stop keeping Crystal safe. Also, before Helen gives birth to the child, you should take good care of her.”The documents were prepared in duplicate, fingerprints were taken, and then Helen was told that she would be sent back to the Bush’s Mansion.The old Davis embraced Helen and said, “Pack up your things. I will send someone to pick you up tomorrow.” Since she was pregnant, he would protect her. If she weren’t
(Triggered Warning: This chapter contains a sexual scene and inappropriate words. If you're not comfortable reading it kindly skip it and move to another chapter)Nathan and Crystal moaned as they kissed. All the while, he fondled her breasts, and occasionally she reached down to stroke his swollen member. After a while, though, his thoughts returned to Helen, and his hard member turned flaccid.Crystal frowned and asked him what was wrong.“Helen is pregnant,” Nathan blurted out. Crystal’s eyes went wide open, and her jaw nearly hit the floor. “What did you say?” she gasped.Nathan: “Helen is pregnant. She says that it’s my baby.”“Go away!” Crystal shouted angrily.
When Helen arrived at the house, Crystal felt like everything had changed. She had fallen in love with Nathan, but when she discovered that the other woman was pregnant, all of her insecurities came rushing back to her. It felt like everything that he had done for her had been in a dream.In that dream, she was like a child who had stolen ice cream, stolen happiness and had then, finally, been told that it was just a dream. The ice cream and happiness had been nothing but a dream.Nathan looked at Crystal and said, “If anyone dares to touch you, I will kill them.”“Including Eric?” Crystal asked. She carefully eyed Nathan so that she could gauge his response.Nathan leaned forward and grabbed her shoulders, and she was overwhelmed by his hot breat
Crystal smiled at Helen and said, “Helen, I will ask Aunt Susie to help you downstairs. You are not familiar with this place. After a few days, the room in the manor will be set up. You can live there.” Having said that, she arranged her clothes and went downstairs.As soon as Crystal reached the landing, a man grabbed her and pushed her up against the wall. There was a loud bang as the back of her head cracked the plaster, she screamed from the pain, and when she opened her eyes, her vision was hazy. “Wh-Wh-Who’s th-there?” she stammered.“It’s Eric,” said Eric.Crystal: “What a coincidence that you should show up at the same time that I’m here….”Eric: “It’s not a coincidence. I came h
Crystal looked at Mrs. Bush in a trance.“Amos Davis is…”Eric stood up and pressed the wound with a swab of alcohol.“Is Amos Davis Nathan’s father?” Crystal asked again.“Yes.” Eric looked down at her. “Are you surprised?”“So you and Nathan...”“You have a good imagination. We are not related.”“What about the child?”“Isn’t it obvious? The child’s death was the main cause of her nervous breakdown.” Eric held out his injured hand and said, “Honey, aren’t yo
At night, Crystal woke up sweating from her nightmare.The servant somehow slipped down on the carpet and fell asleep by the door.Crystal opened her eyes in tears. It was dark and still. She looked down at the overlapping lights, her heart aching as if she had been sliced open by razor blades.She tiptoed out of bed and picked up the phone from the bedside table.She walked barefoot into the bathroom, sat on the toilet, and stared at the black screen for a while.A week before, she had lost control of herself and seemed to have unconsciously dialed the number she had branded at her fingertips.But there came a female voice without feeling:
Eric looked at Crystal in shock.“You can rest assured that these small cuts will not affect the child’s physical health. And it won’t affect your revenge on Nathan!” Crystal said happily, her jaw suddenly strangled.Eric clutched her jaw tightly. “I thought you were a strong woman, but you’re just so vulnerable.”“That’s right. I’m vulnerable. Didn’t you know that?”That was why Eric asked the servant to put the blades away.Just now, it was also the servant who heard that Crystal was looking for the blade, so she rushed to find Eric immediately.Looking at the sweat on his forehead, the way he was out of bre
Inside the villa, doctors came in and out. Luckily, Eric sent Crystal into his car, and he gave her warm measures in time and kept her cold feet warm.“Miss Smith and the baby are fine. But Miss Smith was cold and somewhat weak. As for her feet, it’s taboo to touch cold water in this weather,” replied the doctor. “You’d better help her now, help her to activate her blood lest she might fall off rheumatism when she is older.Eric had Crystal’s feet rubbed by himself with the best essential oil.Crystal fell asleep in a daze. Her tears never stopped, as though she had dreamt of something sad.Her dry lips moved, calling someone’s name.Eric got close enough to hear her.
Crystal seemed to see Nathan staring at her with an angry face in her bewilderment.Her heart was beating wildly across her chest. She broke down and wanted to reach out and let him take her away.Suddenly, she didn’t want to take care of anything. She was not as strong as she thought.She just wanted a man who loved her, and she loved. She wanted to be cared for, have a child, and live a simple life. But the next second, the figure turned into Eric.He held down the handrail of the wooden bridge and jumped into the lake.Splash! Splash!Several bodyguards also jumped down one after another.Eric quickly walked over to her, took
Vic came in from the outside and was quite surprised to see this scene.He had expected Nathan’s return to make up with Crystal.Crystal was thrown into the bathroom, and her body crashed against the cold porcelain wall.Nathan hadn’t given up yet, even though she had made it so clearly.He picked up a birdbath and jabbed it into her hand. “Pee.”Crystal held the basin. “Do you want to check, and then you give up and let me go?”“Now!”He tugged at her trousers.Crystal went out today wearing suspenders, and Nathan took off her coat and stripp
Crystal pulled away from his hand hard and turned to leave.He instantly retrieved her body, and she hit him hard on the chest.Nathan held her tightly, his last icy line collapsed.“Don’t go. Don’t leave me.” He said.This man, who had just been proud and arrogant, was momentarily weak again.Crystal was not feeling any better, and her heart was trembling.“I miss you so much. I’ve been thinking about you, Crystal, every minute of the day. My life was dull and sad. I function every day, but I’m dying inside,” His voice, with the hot air, blew in her ear.Crystal felt as
A man was sitting with his legs crossing on the dark blue leather sofa, silent and noble in the living room.Crystal stood at the door, only by seeing him at a glance did she want to run away. However, her feet were like a tree with deep roots, so steady and heavy that she could not move it a little.Every night, the man she saw in her dream was now sitting in front of her. The man put out the cigarette and said casually, “Miss Smith, here you are.”The voice was like thunder, which immediately woke Crystal up.She jerked around to leave…“Miss Smith, don’t you want your watch back?” Nathan’s cold voice sounded again.It’s him!
“More than 20 years?” Nancy didn’t understand. “That is to say, I’ve been waiting to meet you since I was born,” he gave Nancy a charming smile, “You’re in a cold sweat, am I so horrible?” Nancy shook her head, “No...” “I don’t want to be someone you’re afraid of,” he kissed on the back of Nancy’s hand, “I just want to be a big tree, to provide shade and shelter for you.” Nancy lowered her head in a panic, dared not look at him. That’s so unreal, and such dreamlike happiness would catch everyone unprepared, especially someone a boy crazy like Nancy. Marcos was like a noble prince; no woman could resist his charm and tenderness.