Crystal felt like a pain in her back. She always felt a pair of familiar eyes staring at her in the dark.
She coldly removed Eric’s hand and turned to face the card table.
The bunny carried a black cane with a triangular diamond at the top.
She pressed the cane, touched the dealer, and the center disc began to turn and send out the cards.
Everyone looked so nervous that they were too nervous about picking up the cards. But Nancy, as soon as she saw it, reached for the card excitedly. Crystal had already told her about her plan for the evening and would use her as a wager to get her out, so she should be the most relaxed of all.
She was not stupid enough not to notice that Crystal and Eric were acting.
Crystal looked at Eric with wide eyes, repeated, “What? Mr. Garcia is interested in Nancy?”“Or else why do you think I asked him for help? And why is he willing to help despite the trouble?”Eric took out a cigarette, offered his lighter at full stretch to Crystal, and said, “Darling, light a cigarette for me, I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”“You are not disabled; can’t you light it up yourself?” Roasted Crystal.“I prefer your help.”On the second floor, a pair of cold and lackluster eyes were focusing on the two far away.The two were talking and smiling happily in his eyes, exactly a harmonious
Crystal heaved a sigh of relief; she had thought that Eric cheated her.On the contrary, Paul stared blankly at the pointer, could not believe his eyes.Booing sounded again.For the onlookers, they didn’t care whether Paul won or lost at all. What they enjoyed was just joining in the fun of gambling.In an instant, Paul won two cities, with Nancy in exchange.The charming bunny girl shrugged with regret.“I’m sorry, sir, you lost. But you’ve gained the property rights of two cities. The future development rights of the two cities from now on belong to you!”Another bunny girl walked over with a tray with
After he turned around, his smile disappeared, a hint of cunning flickered over his eyes.Except for Eric, no one knew that the invitation cards sent to some of the guests had specially requested them to bring a plus-one.These more than a dozen couples had ever had grudges with him.In the business world, even if there is strife, business people give tacit consent to maintain the fake politeness between them and always show a smiling face to each other.The waiters and waitresses all greeted him with respect wherever Marcos passed by.The bunny girl bent her knees on one leg, supported herself with the cane, and saluted Marcos.“Is this called killing people without spillin
What Paul wanted to do now was exactly kick Eric into the abyss.“What kind of woman do you want? I will find you the best one,” Eric asked.He had no interest in any other woman, he just wanted Nancy.Damn it! Paul couldn’t help cursing.He seemed to fall into an infinite loop. He didn’t love Nancy but wanted to possess her.Why?He asked himself.He looked at the stupid woman who had a hand like afoot.She stepped on Marcos’ feet several times and even almost fell into Marcos’ arms.
Nathan had been in low spirits all day. The problems between them could only be solved by themselves.The door was unlocked.Being pushed gently, it opened.As soon as the door opened, Crystal caught sight of a lonely figure sitting on the chair by the window.“Master Davis, here comes Miss Smith,” Vic reminded Nathan.Nathan’s figure trembled slightly, but he did not immediately turn back.There were some empty wine bottles on the table, and the room was filled with the smell of alcohol.Crystal knew that the wine was not enough to make him drunk.The window in front of N
Crystal shook her head, drew back her hands, and strode away.After a few steps, she felt that she couldn’t breathe, everything seemed to be rotating, and in the next second, she blacked out and fell on the ground.The continuous fatigue and torments exhausted her, and she hadn’t taken a good rest for a long time; thus, she finally couldn’t stand it.Crystal fell ill, seriously ill.Her cheeks were abnormally red, her breathing also got more and more difficult. When she woke up in the morning, she found herself in Eric’s villa.Day already broke.She jerked up, the servant who looked after her was dozing off and was alarmed by her.
As Eric said, her fever was completely gone a few hours later, though she was still weak.The servant stewed the most nourishing chicken soup for her and several dishes Crystal liked.Crystal had to admit that Eric knew her well. He always knew what she liked. No matter food, clothes, or jewelry, he could always choose those Crystal liked. However, she began to miss Nathan’s domineering attitude.Crystal requested an inspection in the afternoon, if everything went smoothly, she wanted to do the artificial insemination at once...They had originally intended to do the IVF, but it’s said that the success rate was relatively low, and it took longer for the embryo formation.Thus, the doctor suggested they do the arti
Nancy looked at Carlos again and asked curiously, “Who is he? I have never seen him before. He looks handsome!” Even though he was not very friendly and his expression was also strange.Crystal did not know how to explain to her. “Hello, my name is Nancy, I am Crystal’s friend.”Nancy greeted tentatively. Suddenly, the hat in her hand was snatched away. Carlos turned the hat and bit the brim.“Crystal, he bit my hat.”“Carlos put it down….”Carlos suddenly jumped onto the tree. “Wow, his jumping ability is amazing!”Paul had a hangover in the guest room on the first floor, and his brain almost exploded.
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.