Chapter 539

Chapter 539

"Crystal, did you come to France because you divorced your ex-husband?”

Emma asked her tentatively. During the time that the four of them lived together, she found that

Crystal's decision to live abroad seemed like a spur of the moment. For example, she was obviously

not used to the food in France.

Crystal tilted her head to avoid eye contact with Emma. She subconsciously tucked a strand of hair

behind her right ear and forced a smile. “No, I just felt that it was good to live abroad for a while. I

have also studied in the United States when I was in college.”

As she spoke, Crystal nudged Camille next to her. Her voice was soft with a hint of a smile.

“Didn“t Camille leave home because of a sudden idea too? She came to Paris just because she

watched a TV show about architecture.” Her roommates all had a free spirit, which was a quality

Crystal admired very much.

"Oh, you can drop the act.”

Camille snorted. “Crystal, every time you lie, you unconsciously tuck your hair behind your ear with

your right hand.”

Emma slapped the table excitedly with a very exaggerated expression as if she was declaring Crystal

guilty. “That's right! Every time she averts her eyes and runs her fingers through her hair, she's

thinking about how to tell a lie.”

Andrea echoed their opinion, “Yes, it seems that way.”

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Caught in a crossfire, Crystal smiled bitterly and had to give in

In retrospect, she did have this habit. She herself didn't even pay attention to that. But Camille

discovered it.

"Crystal, aren't we friends? Tell us, why did you hide from your ex-husband and come to France?”

Andrea was still very curious about Crystal's ex-husband. “Is that man poor and ugly and not willing

to let you go?”

Emma began to use her imagination and gossiped, “I've heard about your cultural institutions. They

say that girls from a poor family would be sold at a very young age to rich people as child brides.

Men have many concubines, who strive to let their co-owned husband stay in their rooms for the

night...”

Hearing how wide of the mark Emma was, Crystal sighed and interrupted her, “Emma, you have a

big misunderstanding about us. We are monogamous.”

Emma must have watched too many palace dramas.

“Then tell me, did you come here because of emotional damage?” Camille asked directly.

Crystal didn't know what to say.

She couldn't explain herself. She just knew she wanted to escape from reality. She was cowardly and

useless, burying her head in the sand

"... used to be such a mess,” she replied frankly with a bitter smile. “There's nothing worth sticking

around for, so I went here, hoping to start a new life.”

"What about your family!

Emma was the oldest one, so she always treated Crystal like a little sister. “Crystal, you must have a

lot of friends back there too.” After all, She had a likable character.

Emma found it strange that Chinese people liked hot drinks all year-round, but she was considerate

and served Crystal a cup of hot cocoa.

Crystal looked at these new friends who she had known for less than two weeks, took a sip of hot

cocoa, and said calmly, “I used to have a lot of acquaintances.” But most of them were not true

friends.

Christina was her best friend, but... Holding the cup in both hands, Crystal lowered her head,

pondered, and added in a low voice, “My best friend, she’s special, so I rarely tell her about these

trivial things in my life.”

“Does your best friend have a physical defect?”

When Andrea heard the word “special”, she immediately thought of physical defects. These four

women were not from Paris and spoke different dialects, so they usually communicated in English.

Camille commiserated, “If your friend is physically challenged, it is indeed not proper for you to

complain to her about your life.”

Crystal made a wry face.

Her best friend at home, Christina, was not physically challenged, but stronger and healthier than

most people. What's more, Christina was well protected. By “special” Crystal meant that Christina

was a little careless and sometimes could not fully understand many sensitive feelings. Christina was

not like Camille, who was attentive enough to recognize Crystal's small gesture when she lied after

only knowing her for two weeks.

Emma said to her in Chinese in a not fluent but very sincere manner, “Crystal, we will be your

friends. You can always come to us if you have any troubles.”

Crystal was very moved. She fled to this foreign country in a sorry state, but she was lucky to meet

these

fervent friends here.

“Thank you.”

She smiled gratefully and did not explain much.

As for her family, she had never been close to them.

Even when she got married, she did not inform them. There was no need to tell them about her

living abroad.

She and Chandler got married because of a complete coincidence. She had a crush on him for so

long. One time she was sick, and Chandler came to look after her. Somehow, she declared her love.

The next thing she knew, they were naked in bed.

Chandler married her out of responsibility.

She married above herself into the Stephenson family. Worried that her greedy family would take

Chandler as a ready source of money, she didn't even mention the marriage to them. Of course,

they never took the initiative to care about her, except when they wanted to ask her for money.

Thinking of the first half of her life, Crystal had mixed feelings, among which were mostly bitterness.

The miscarriage shattered all her illusions. Leaving the country was the best choice for her.

If she stayed, she would definitely suffer from depression, maybe even kill herself.

Christina had the support of the Dickens family, the love from Patrick, and the care from Derek and

Charles. Although she and Christina were very good friends, the gap between them was big. When

she was very young, she had to live under someone else's thumb and learn to be subservient.

Without anyone to protect her, she must be strong and take care of herself.

That night, Emma took the three of them to an upscale Chinese restaurant and generously treated

them to dinner.

Considering Crystal's eating habits, they ordered Yeung Chow Fried Rice, Buddha Jumping Over the

Wall, Guangfu Soup... Crystal had the least cost-effective meal of her life. These dishes were

obviously made from ordinary ingredients, but also crazy expensive.

"... Let's go shopping for fresh ingredients this weekend. I'll make you something delicious.” Crystal

reckoned the cost. Cooking by herself could save a lot of money.

“Really?”

“I really like this soup!” Camille had eaten up the Mung Bean Soup. She pointed to the empty bow!

and asked with excitement, “Will this be difficult to cook?”

Crystal told her truthfully, “No, not at all.”

Emma had an idea of making a fortune. She laughed. “Why don't we open a Chinese restaurant

together? I'll go shopping for ingredients. Camille will help out in the kitchen. Crystal will be the

chef, and Andrea will be the waiter...”

"Oh my god, we're going to be rich.” Camille patted Crystal on the shoulder with a bright smile.

Soaking up the pleasant atmosphere, Crystal also smiled.

Her new life abroad was not bad. Now she had friends, with whom she could daydream and have

fun together. This was much more relaxing than being an overcautious housewife in the Stephenson

family.

"... Oh, my foot! I hit my toe on the table!” At this moment, Christina, a married woman, wailed

loudly.

Her face crumpled up in pain and she shouted, “I'm crippled. Oh, I'm crippled. Nanny Faang, can

you be gentler?”

Nanny Faang was squatting. While she rubbed the ointment on Christina's toe, she sighed. “Junior

Mrs. Hopkins, be careful when you walk.” She couldn't believe Christina could get herself hurt simply

by walking around.

"Anyway, when Patrick comes home later, don't tell him. Don't tell him!” Christina jiggled around

excitedly, which made the pain much worse.

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