Chapter 153 I Am Avenging You Rayna fumed. âIâll get Ritchie to break up with you! You donât deserve to marry into the Jenkins. family.â
âFine by me!â Crystal rose to her feet, wanting to leave.
Right then, Ritchie came in anxiously and called out, âMom!â
He stared at Crystalâs face and studied her expression.
Instantly, Crystal understood the situation. Ritchie wants to be with me, but Mrs. Jenkins doesnât like me. Thereâs absolutely nothing he can do about it. I like him, but I guess this is the end for us.
âRitchie, letâs forget about it! If we donât get your familyâs blessing, we wonât have a happy marriage. Thank you for your company these days,â Grystal said in a gentle tone.
Ritchie didnât want things to end, so he tried convincing Rayna. However, she wouldnât budge. In the end, he looked at Crystal helplessly, held her hand, and said, âIâll go abroad with you. What do you say?â
Crystal was stupefied. Heâs so pathetic! If heâs going to play by his motherâs rules, his future wife will surely suffer!
Crystal retracted her hand and replied, âRitchie, I donât want a relationship like that. Itâs not too late to end this before we get too attached!â
Ritchie shot her a dejected look.
Crystal could tell that the past couple of days had been rough for him. The Jenkins family mustâve stopped him from seeing me, and thatâs exactly why I canât be with him.
âIâm sorry,â Crystal uttered sofily and turned around to leave.
All of a sudden, Raynaâs sarcastic words rang out across the cafe. âAre you sure you want to leave Ritchie? Could it be that youâre enjoying being toyed with by Henry, Miss Winters?â
Crystal felt suffocated when she heard that. / was sincere during my relationship with Henry. It wasnât my fault he refused to accept me! How could Ritchieâs mom say those rounds?
Knowing that she was in a high-end cafe, Crystal suppressed her emotions and answered calmly, âNow I know why Ritchie has yet to marry someone! Thanks to that attitude of yours, heâll never have the courage to pursue girls.â
Perhaps Crystal was unlucky to have been pursued by Ritchie.
Before she left, she glanced at Ritchie and nodded slightly. Letâs end things nicely.
When she left, her eyes were a little red. I was serious about my relationship with Ritchie, but I have my limits and principles. I wonât let myself get taken advantage of As soon as Crystal left, an argument broke out between Ritchie and his mother.
It was possible that Rayna was hurt when Crystal dumped Ritchie.
Crystal walked out unhesitatingly and got into her car.
Instead of driving off immediately, she took a napkin and wiped her eyes dry. To some extent, she was sad about how things had ended between her and Ritchie.
Suddenly, Henry opened the door to the passenger seat and sat next to her.
âGet out, Henry!â Crystal shot him a look.
Henry stared into her reddened eyes and asked, âDid you break up with Ritchie? I told you that things wouldnât end well between you and him. To put it nicely, heâs an elegant gentleman. But to be blunt, he never fights for what he truly wants!â
Crystal was heartbroken, so she was having none of it.
âGet out!â She threw the napkin at him.
Henry stayed still and stared at her.
Crystal didnât want anyone, especially Henry, to see her in that state. She kicked him when she saw that he wasnât leaving.
Henry grabbed and caressed her leg before saying in a h oa rse voice, âCrystal, you only know how to cross me!â
In response, she glared at him with those attractive eyes of hers.
Henry wanted to run his fingers up her thighs, but he knew it wasnât a good time to do that.
He leaned in to cup her face. Upon heaving a sigh, he said, âNow that youâve broken up with Ritchie, I should be celebrating and thanking that old woman! However... my heart aches when I see that aggrieved look of yours. Crystal, only I can bully you, I wonât allow anyone else to do that.â
He got out of the car and dragged Crystal along.
He knew what Mrs. Jenkins said just now? Crystal was bewildered. When she regained her senses, she struggled and asked, âWhat are you doing, Henry?â
Henry wrapped his arm around her shoulders domineeringly and lowered his gaze to her. âIâm avenging you!â
At that moment, Rayna was still arguing with Ritchie in the cafe when she saw Henry walking in with his arm around Crystalâs shoulders.
She pointed at the couple and said to Ritchie, âLook at them! That girl should be kept away from our family. Otherwise, sheâs going to ruin our familyâs reputation.â
Ritchieâs face paled as he glanced at Crystal.
Crystal wanted to say something, but Henry immediately whispered in her ear, âIf you dare to utter a single word, Iâll kiss you.â
Crystal was rendered speechless.
Henry put on a gentlemanly look and looked at Rayna. âHello, Mrs. Jenkins! How are you doing?â
âNot good! Henry, take Miss Winters away! Ritchie canât afford to mess with her!â Rayna scoffed.
She had thought Henry was toying with Crystalâs feelings, so she didnât bother acting courteously, Henry snorted icily and said, âYouâre right. Sheâs too good for the Jenkins family!â
Raynaâs expression changed drastically. âHenry, do you really want to have a falling out with me over an insignificant girl? How are you going to explain yourself to your parents?â
Henry laughed out loud and answered, âMrs. Jenkins, Iâm a twenty-eight-year-old man. I canât possibly rely on my parents to clean up after me, can 1: If I were to do that, I would be a useless. man! By the way, Iâm here to tell you that Crystal is someone I care deeply about. Her relationship with me would actually benefit the Jenkins family, I had a little fight with her recently, so she retaliated and dated Ritchie for ten days. Thatâs all the Jenkins family is going to get, though! As for the others and the future...â
Henry flashed a faint but meaningful smile before continuing. âI donât want anyone to know about Crystalâs ten-day relationship with Ritchie. If I ever hear someone talking about it. Iâll make the Jenkins family go belly up and use the money made off of you guys to fill up Barnwoodâs sky with fireworks for an entire month. After that, the Jenkins family will never be found in Barnwood ever again.â
Rayna pointed at Henry angrily, and her anger almost made her lose consciousness. I canât believe it! How dare he threaten me?
âRitchie, call your uncles! I want to teach this disrespectful young man a lesson! I... I...â Rayna thundered.
However, Ritchie remained still and gazed at Crystal with his reddened eyes. I really like her!
âIâm sorry, Crystal!â he apologized after a while. Crystal is right. Weâre not meant to be together I fought for us, and the best I could do was get Crystal to submit to Mom. Yet, Crystal doesnât even need that!