Chapter 56 Does He Have Some Kind of Health Problem?
Crystal followed Henry back to the apartment. She thought for a while before eventually asking him, âDid you... do something to the Sloan Group?â
The man paused slightly before casually asking in return, âAre you going to beg for mercy on Robertâs behalf?â
âNo way.â Embarrassed, she fiddled with the bottles of wine.
Henry watched her for a while before sitting on the couch and turning the TV on. After a few minutes of him watching the financial news, he saw that Crystal was still lingering in the same place. He then asked in a voice devoid of emotion, âArenât you going to cook?â
Crystal only nodded in response.
When she changed into her indoor clothes, she couldnât help but wonder if Henry didnât have needs. Her current function was to cook, clean, and run errands for him. Somehow, she was working on different shifts from the partâtime maid who took care of the house.
I couldnât tell how abstinent he could be.
Henry didnât waste time dillyâdallying as Crystal busied herself with the cooking. After he made a few calls, he put down his phone and went to take a shower. That was when Crystalâs phone on the coffee table lit up.
Noticing this, he peeked at the kitchen and quietly took her phone.
It didnât take long for him to unlock her phone since he knew her password. As soon as he unlocked it, he saw two WhatsApp messages from Robert.
âI finally know how worthless some peopleâs love can be. It can change in the blink of an eye!â
Henry snickered when he read the messages. He is awfully sentimental, isnât he? he thought as he sent a reply with an indifferent expression. âThrow it in the bin then, if you think itâs worthless.â
After sending the message, he deleted Robertâs messages and blocked the man.
On the other end, Robert was rendered speechless.
Crystal cooked up a total of five dishes, one of them being soup. All the dishes looked and tasted great, especially the cajun seafood boil, which was her specialty. Everyone who tried it before said it was delicious.
She called Henry over to eat when she was done cooking. However, the man watching the financial news only lazily got up with a grumpy look on his face after she called him a few times.
She knew better than to piss him off after sensing that he was in a bad mood.
Henry took a few bites before he suddenly commented, âNone of the dishes you cooked is the food I like.â
Crystal froze for a moment before she eventually couldnât help but say, âBut Marie told me the type of food you enjoy. Do you really not like any of the dishes?â
The manâs eyes were ablaze. âWhy donât you ask me about what I like to eat?â
It was safe to say that Crystal was speechless at this point.
She used to think that her life cohabiting with him mainly involved letting him indulge in his pleasures. Unexpectedly, Henry was a nitpicker in his daily life. She couldnât help but think about the times he would stop midway even when she was obviously in the mood... Does he have some kind of health problem that he canât talk to me about? And is that why he torments me in other ways?
Crystal started sympathizing with him. Even a noble and respected man like him isnât perfect...
As such, she tolerated his behavior and uttered, âI will make sure to keep that in mind when I cook next time.â
Despite that, Henry huffed and continued to nitpick. He ended up barely eating a few bites. âYouâve cooked for Robert before, havenât you? Arenât these dishes his favorite?â
Crystal finally understood that Henry was picking a fight with her because of Robert! These are clearly Henryâs favorite, though!
She was beginning to see red as well. However, she knew that she couldnât afford to offend him with her current predicament. In the end, she could only soften her attitude and murmur, âI canât change what happened between me and him, but for me, thatâs all in the past. I wonât think about him again. You know that you and I have to live together for a long time, right? If you do this every day...â
Aggrieved, she couldnât bring herself to finish her words.
Henry also didnât say anything as he sat on the couch and lit a cigarette.
Crystal started to clean up the dining table. After she packed the leftover food in a plastic bag, she changed into her slippers and started to go downstairs.
âWhere are you going?â He thought that she was going to throw the food in the trash can.
She replied in a nasal voice, âIâm going to feed the dogs downstairs! Iâm sure there are stray dogs that would like my food!â
As taken aback as Henry was, he soon let out a laugh at her indirect way of telling him off.
However, he wasnât angry anymore. Instead, he thought that she was adorable when he behaved this way.