Chapter 200
Chapter 200 I Want It
The air in the office turned still as Crystal’s face lost all color.
A long while passed before she responded wryly, “You know, Henry, I would rather negotiate other
terms. with you. The only things we shouldn’t be discussing are our rtionship, future, and
marriage…”
Crystal raised her head slightly and added, “Who was it that said marriage is just a useless piece of
paper?”
Slightly shaken by the words, Henry replied in a raspy yet gentle voice, “I’m sorry that I’ve hurt you,
Crystal.”
He pulled out a tissue and handed it to her.
After getting a grip of herself, Crystal softly dered, “Since you’re asking for a chance, I’ll give it to
you. One year… I’ll be with you for one year, and then, we’re done!”
Henry sat down with his back to the window. The light that illuminated his silhouette cast a shadow over
14 his body.
Upon hearing her words, he cocked his brow slightly. “What if you change your mind and want to marry
me within the year?”
When Crystal kept mum, he understood what she was thinking.
She would make sure she wouldn’t develop feelings for him.
For that entire year, she was only willing to give what she had clearly stated.
As Henryy back on the couch in a seemingly rxed inanner, his entire body was actually feeling
awkwardly stiff. Well, great then. With my support, she has now learned how to negotiate and even pull
the wool
over my eyes.
When he fell into a long silence, Crystal stared intently at him and asked with a tense voice, “Do you
the deal or not, Henry?”
“I do!” Henry heard himselfpromising with her..
want
While Crystal was dazed by his response, Henry walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around
her body. He then pressed his lips against her ears and whispered, “Crystal, I want you… Stop harping
on the idea that sex is all I want. There’s no way I can do something like that to you. Both of us have
always been. in a proper rtionship, so don’t say such things anymore, all right?”
Henry’s charm offensive was unparalleled. Whenever he wanted to get his way, he would use it on her.
Well aware of his tricks, Crystal asserted calmly, “We won’t cohabitate or see each other’s parents!”
“Sure. That said, I’m sure it isn’t too much to invite you to stay over for the weekends. That’s what
normal couples do, isn’t it?”
Crystal had no objections, for she wasn’t really keen on him going over to her condominium.
Once negotiations were concluded and Crystal was about to take her leave, Henry gently pressed her
down on her shoulders and leaned in to kiss her. Their position-him standing and her sitting-wasn’t
exactlyfortable but strangely arousing.
However, Crystal didn’t resist but neither did she reciprocate.
When Henry didn’t receive a reaction, he chuckled. “It’s only been half a year and you’ve already
forgotten how to kiss? Crystal, let me remind you…”
By gently pinching her chin, he quickly got what he wanted.
As Crystal involuntarily rxed, he slid his tongue into her mouth and allowed it to freely wander. What
started out as a peck had turned into a kiss of fiery passion after half a year’s gap.
By the time the kiss ended, both of their hearts were racing.
Leaning against Crystal’s shoulder to catch his breath, Henry dered in a hoarse voice. “You still have
feelings for me, Crystal!”
Feeling embarrassed, Crystal attempted to button herself with her trembling fingers.
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The kiss earlier was so intense that Henry couldn’t hold himself back from unbuttoning her top. Now
that she had calmed down, she felt awkward about it. However, when her nervousness prevented her
from doing so, it was Henry who finally buttoned it for her.
He leaned down and rested his forehead against hers. I really don’t want to let you go!”
The words brought a tear to Crystal’s eye.
Henry knew that her emotional reluctance didn’t necessarily mean that she wasn’t physically drawn to
him.
Instead of teasing her like he always did, he adjusted her clothes attentively. Thereafter he said, “I still
have work to do. I’ll get the driver to send you to the music center.”
Unsettled by the tenderness he showed, Crystal got up and tried her best to stay calm. “I’ll just get a
taxi, Mr. Miller. Madison…”
Henry fixed his gaze upon her and smiled.
“Why are you calling me Mr. Miller still?”
His question embarrassed Crystal, but he didn’t said anything else.
Thereafter, he pressed the inte and ordered his secretary toe in. “Escort Miss Winters
downstairs and help her get a taxi.”
The secretary shed a sweet smile and said, “This way please, Miss Winters.”
She was sharp-witted and could tell that Crystal was involved with her boss. Thus, she went out of her
way to be polite but was tactful enough not to say anything inappropriate.
Meanwhile, a car had stopped at the ground floor of the office.
Instead of a taxi, it was none other than Crystal’s champagne-colored BMW. At the sight of Crystal
emerging from the building, Pete jumped out of the car and gave her a deathly re.
He looked as if he was about to murder someone.
Sensing something amiss, the secretary asked, “Do you need me to call security, Miss Winters?”
Not wanting to make a scene, Crystal replied calmly. “That’s my driver. Thanks for the trouble and I’ll
see you again!”
Sensitive to what was going on, the secretary left quickly.
After throwing Pete’s hostile look a nce, Crystal opened the car door to get in. However, before she
could do so, Pete pried her hand away and mmed the door shut.
Gritting his teeth, he questioned her, “Have you slept with him?”
Amidst the passing crowd, Crystal retorted, “Are you trying to announce it to the entire world?”
Pete couldn’t care less about it. The moment he heard that she had gone to see Henry, he almost went
ballistic.
F*ck! I came to Barnwood to spite Henry. How did the two of them get back together before I sleep with
her?
On top of his boiling rage, he felt something within him trying to struggle free, but he couldn’t tell what it
was.
With his mind consumed by anger, Peteshed out, “Why don’t you like me? Is it because Miller is
more capable? Or is it because he’s older? Could it be that you like how he always pretends to be the
start one?”
His outburst outraged Crystal.
After being drained from just spending half an hour with Henry, Crystal was peeved by Pete’s
questioning. “Know your ce! Don’t stick your nose into my private life!”
Having grown up to be headstrong, Pete wasn’t going to obey her.
He red at her and kicked the car in exasperation. “You like him, don’t you? What’s the big deal about
a pretentious old man like him? He’s nothingpared to me.”
Having no intention of arguing with him, Crystal hailed a taxi that happened to pass by.
Just as she was about to get in, Pete stopped her. “I’m not done with you yet!”
After closing the car door and apologizing to the driver, Crystal turned to Pete and calmly asked, “What
are you actually doing here in Barnwood, Pete?”
Faced with her piercing gaze, Pete lost the courage to lie.
The sight of him backing down caused Crystal to soften her tone. “Stop kicking up a fuss. If you don’t
like working here, you can always leave. If you want to stay, there’s only one way. Anyway, I’m not
going to argue with you!”
Pete was still young. At twenty-three, he was younger than her by two years.
Despite being aware of his ulterior motives, she knew that his heart was in the right ce. After all, he
had taken good care of Anna and never bullied the youngdies at the music center.
For that reason, Crystal saw him as a younger brother.
Another factor was that she didn’t have anyone like him by her side.
Once she had finished, she opened the car door and got in. Leaning against the back seat, she
murmured,
“Send me back to the condominium. I’m not feeling well.”
After being frozen at his feet for a long while, Pete finally got into the car.
The moment he did, he continued his insolent behavior. “Hey, have you slept with him?”
“I have.” Crystal figured that he would stop after hearing her say so.
Just as she expected, Pete subsequently fell silent. It was clear that his young pride had been dealt a
severe
blow.
Without another word, he drove Crystal back to her home.
Thereafter, instead of alighting, Crystal instructed him, “There’s a pharmacy in front. Go there and get
me some fever medication.”
Pete might be feeling down, but it didn’t stop him from being sarcastic. “What’s wrong? After tormenting
you to this extent, he can’t bring himself to buy you some medication and you still have to pay for it?
What’s the point of being with him?”
If not for her feeling under the weather, Crystal would definitely have kicked him.
Despite hisints, he still did as he was told. By the time he returned and opened the door for her
to alight, he was surprised to find her asleep.
Just like that, she was slumped in the leather back seat in deep slumber.
With her long hair covering half her face, Pete could still see her exquisite features and her delicate
skin.
It was
sight that caused his heart to throb abruptly.
He had no idea what had gotten into him. His n was to win her heart to spite Henry and leave once
he was done. However, he just couldn’t peel his eyes away from her.
That was the very first time he felt helpless in his life, and within such circumstances, he chose to
scurry
away.
Fortunately, after throwing the medication into the car and mming the door, Crystal was jolted
awake.
Rendered speechless by Pete’s leaving silhouette, she grabbed the medication and returned to her
condominium.
By then, she had caught a cold from the chilly night breeze. Before going to sleep, she called the music
center and left instructions with the secretary.