Chapter 95 You Remind Me Of An Old Friend By the time they got in the car, they were almost late.
Sitting beside Henry, Crystal dared not look at his handsome profile. She couldnât help but wonder how long he had been single to behave so unrestrained.
It was endless...
Perhaps guessing what she was thinking, Henry stopped the car at the intersection when the traffic light turned red.
As he held her hand and gently brushed her palm, he asked, âWhat do you think?â
Crystal didnât want to hazard a guess. Blushing, she turned her head and looked out of the car window to conceal her thoughts.
Henry caressed her tender cheek and smiled. âIâm not as promiscuous as you think. I donât have any other women around me.
Do you think I have the time to fool around when Iâm so busy with work?â
Crystal blushed as her heart raced. Heâs so shameless!
If he wasnât fooling around, then what had he been doing these past few days?
Leaning close to her, he deliberately whispered, âArenât you always eager? Itâs hard to say whoâs the player here.â
Inexperienced, Crystal couldnât stand him talking like that. She got angry and ignored him.
Despite her anger, she put on a façade for him at the banquet.
Given Henryâs popularity and influence in Barnwood, they were surrounded by people who complimented them as soon as they entered the banquet hall. Everyone was stunned by his female companion.
Everyone heard that Henry was doting on a woman recently, and they were curious to meet her. Now that they had seen her, they all agreed that she was very beautiful and had an appealing gentle demeanor.
While Henry was socializing with others, Crystal clung to his arm and tactfully didnât interrupt.
Afraid that she would get bored, he wanted to take her to get some food and sit down for a âHenry.â
Crystal turned to the source of the coquettish voice. It was Melora, who was holding Robertâs arm.
When Crystal saw Robert, her body tensed slightly. She didnât expect to see him at the banquet.
The change in her posture didnât escape Henryâs notice.
Henry gave Crystal a side glance before smiling gently at Melora. âI thought you wonât be coming.â
Melora leaned against Robertâs shoulder and acted coquettishly. âRobert wanted to see Mr. Quinn, so I brought him here.â
Fiddling with her fiancéâs shirt buttons, she complained, âI never knew you enjoyed art.â
Robert appeased her with a few words, but his gaze was fixed on Crystal.
Henry sneered.
He knew very well the reason Robert came. Wasnât he here to see Crystal? Sometimes he wondered how Robert could be so shamelessly pretentious. He hadnât appreciated Crystal for four years, but now that she was together with someone else, he acted as if he still had feelings for her.
Such a foolish man!
Fortunately, Joshua approached at that moment. Dressed in a black tailcoat, he looked handsome and youthful due to proper skincare.
âHenry, Melora.â
Joshua patted Henryâs shoulder and greeted him cheerfully.
Henry politely nodded and introduced Crystal to him. âThis is my girlfriend, Crystal Winters. She insists on coming to your banquet today because she has admired you ever since she learned to play the piano.â
Crystal Winters?
Joshua froze slightly.
The name reminded him of his past. Back when he was a poor man in his twenties, his girlfriend, Krystal Lodge, was from a wealthy family. She stayed with him in a house no larger than ten square meters for a year. They loved each other, but due to a misunderstanding, she left in anger. It was only after he got married that he found out she was pregnant at that time....
He regretted his actions and desperately tried to find her!
However, he never managed to hear any news about her, and the Lodges in Barnwood had no information about her either.
Some people speculated that she was cast out of the Lodge family because she was pregnant out of wedlock...
âJoshua?â Henry asked.
Joshua snapped out of his daze and apologized with a smile, saying, âMiss Wintersâ name reminds me of an old friend. If she had given birth to a child, that child would be about the same age as Miss Winters.â
As he spoke, his gaze was filled with sadness.
Crystal speculated that Joshua had an unforgettable lover in the past, and that person was now deceased. The unknown child should be Joshuaâs own flesh and blood...