Chapter 23


    Chapter 23 How Are You Going to Compensate, Robert?


    When Crystal woke up in the morning, she found an exquisite square velvet box ced beside her


    pillow.


    Stunned, she opened it to have a look.


    A diamond ringy within and it shimmered brilliantly. It was a Tiffany ssic, and its carat seemed


    quite high.


    Crystal could guess who it was from.


    The irony was real, though. Considering how to be vited, he had the nerves of steel to go had forced


    her into a corner and almost caused her a diamond ring!


    She was about to ask the nurse to return it when the door opened.


    It was Robert walking in. When he saw Crystal looking at the diamond ring, he said in a rare gentle


    tone, “You’re awake. Do you like it?”


    Crystal closed the box and smiled lightly.


    “Yes, I do. No woman can say no to diamond rings. Robert, I don’t want anything from you, though.”


    Crystal thought that when she saw Robert’s face again, she would be disgusted and furious. Much to


    her surprise, she waspletely calm as if she were talking to a stranger.


    Perhaps she no longer had any feelings for him after the despair.


    Robert lowered his gaze and murmured very lightly, “Crystal, this is mypensation toward you. I


    don’t have any other intentions.”


    She raised her head to suppress the tears. “Compensation? What are you using topensate for


    what you owe me? If you really feel sorry for me, let my dad go! I’ll immediately leave Barnwood with


    my parents, and I’ll never show up in front of you again, much less get in your way! Robert, please… I


    beg of you.”


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    Robert couldn’t do that. He stuck his hands in his pockets and straightened up. “We’ll talk when you’ve


    thought things through.”


    Crystal couldn’t stand it anymore. She threw the diamond ring she was holding in his direction. “Get


    lost, Robert Sloan!”


    The tough little box grazed Robert’s forehead, leaving a fine trail of blood across it.


    However, Robert wasn’t bothered.


    He bent down and picked up the box, then ced it in his pocket. Someday, he would ce the ring on


    Crystal’s finger, and she would willingly be his woman.


    He then said, “Crystal, that was an ident.”


    Crystal closed her eyes and wished he would just leave at that instant.


    Robert was about to say something more when the door to the ward opened again.


    It was Henry entering the ward.


    He was well–dressed today, d in a ssic suit in ck and white. His snow–white shirt was ironed


    perfectly, and it enhanced his handsome features even more.


    The atmosphere in the ward was awkward, but Henry acted like he hadn’t noticed it. He nodded at


    Robert, then walked up to Crystal and took out a bill from his pocket.


    “Miss Winters, your hospital bills total up to 3270. Why don’t you Venmo it to me? You can add me as a


    contact.”


    Before Crystal could wrap her mind around this, Henry was already taking her phone and leaning


    against her bed as he scanned the code to add each other as contacts.


    “You’re so poor, Miss Winters. Why do you only have 2600 in your ount?”


    Crystal’s face felt like it was on fire.


    At that point, Henry said seriously, “You owe me 670. Why don’t you y golf with me sometime, and


    we can forget about that 670?”


    She looked up at him.


    Her brown curls reached her waist, and they looked so soft and smooth that it made her look soft too.


    She ced her hand on Henry’s arm and murmured, “I can apany you


    Henry narrowed his eyes at her before he looked at Robert. He then


    “Robert, you should leave for a moment. Miss Winters can’t let go with you The way Henry said the


    other man’s name wasmanding enough.


    Meanwhile, Robert gripped the velvet box so strongly that his knuckles turned white. In the end, he


    forced a smile. “I won’t bother you, then!”


    He opened the door and went out without even looking back.


    When the door closed, Crystal seemed to have spent all her energy as she leaned against the


    headboard, muttering, “Thank you, Mr. Miller.”


    Henry put her phone down, after which he teased, “Aren’t you going to apany me?”


    Crystal looked up at him in surprise. “But… Mr. Miller, I was just ying along with you just now.”


    Henry was still staring at her, his dark gaze so deep that no emotions could be gleaned from them.


    He looked so handsome and now that he was looking at her like that, any woman would feel


    something. She felt her body shudder and she discreetly realized that she was, indeed, a woman.