Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
“Besides, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Carol’s personality. I like her just the way she is. She doesn’t have to please anyone when she’s with me. Whether she’s a rich heiress or comes from a prominent family doesn’t matter to me.”All that mattered was that Carol was by his side.
Meanwhile.
Crystal, carrying the clothes Louisa had given her, was just about to leave the Collins family mansion when she spotted Serena and Martha whispering in the garden.
She knew that Martha had been serving Serena for eighteen years and that their relationship was as close as mother and daughter.
She approached them with a warm smile, “Serena, dear”
“Crystal?” Serena paused in her conversation, looking at Crystal Temple with a sweet smile in her eyes, “Are you here for Clark? He won’t be coming home for a while.”
“know, your mom said he’s busy with work.”
“Well, he’s been staying at his own place recently. I think it’s probably the Mystic Oak House. How about we go visit him together one day?” Serena proposed.
Having her as a sister to accompany Crystal to visit Clark would make Crystal’s intentions less obvious.
Crystal smiled, feeling Serena’s warmth, saying, “Sure, thank you.”
“You’re too polite, Crystal.”
They chatted for a while longer before Crystal went home. As soon as she entered her room, she couldn’t wait to try on the new clothes and made sure to pose in front of the mirror, making cute and playful faces while recording videos for Louisa.
She made nine videos, one for each dress, and didn’t forget to thank for her great taste in picking out such beautiful and playful dresses that she loved.
After sending them, she saw how pretty she looked in the videos and forwarded them to Clark.
Hearing his phone ring nine times, Clark took it out to see videos from Crystal.
He was puzzled, but upon opening one of them, he saw Crystal wearing a cute puffy dress, making adorable faces in the mirror.Since the video volume was on speaker, everyone heard Crystal saying, “Oh my gosh, this dress is so cute! You have such good taste. It’s so vibrant when I put it on, and I love it. Thank you! This dress must’ve been expensive”
Clark didn’t understand why Crystal would randomly make such videos and say such things in them.
He felt Dennis’ questioning gaze and quickly sent him a few question marks.
Soon, Crystal replied, [Clark, do I look good in these clothes?]
Her voice was sweet and full of laughter, which further infuriated Dennis.
Carol, on the other hand, didn’t show much emotion.
Clark, getting anxious, couldn’t help but send a voice message asking, “What’s with these clothes?
People might think I bought them. Why are you sending these to me?”
Crystal laughed again, [Aunt bought me all these beautiful clothes. I’m happy, so I wanted to show you.
Aunt is so thoughtful, and she treats me like her own daughter.]
Dennis, hearing this, was about to explode.
[My mom bought you clothes?? Why don’t you show them to my mom then?
Why are you showing them to me?] Clark was a little frustrated.
Crystal didn’t know what had upset him and quickly made a voice call.
Clark didn’t want to answer at first, but he thought it was necessary to clarify some things, so he answered and put it on speaker.
“Clark” Crystal’s sweet voice came from the other end, “I was just sharing Aunt’s kindness with you.
Why are you upset? Did I interrupt your work? Or do you not like these clothes?”It seemed like she was a very considerate, gentle, and caring person who cared a lot about Clark’s feelings.
Carol’s gaze deepened. She realized that in the year she and Clark had been dating, she had never spoken to him in such a gentle tone. It was always he who took the initiative to care.
“Crystal, I have something to tell you.” Clark began, glancing at Dennis and Carol. He said seriously, “We can only be friends. I’m sorry.”
Crystal’s laughter froze.
“You know, my heart only beats for Carol.”
Before Clark could finish his sentence, Crystal interrupted, “Clark, did I upset you by sending all those videos earlier? Or did I say something wrong? I didn’t mean to upset you. I heard from Louisa that you’ve been very busy lately.
Let’s talk face-to-face tomorrow. Now, I need to reply to Louisa’s messages.
Sorry for disturbing you.”
“Crystal.” Clark tried to say something else, but she had already hung up.
The atmosphere was distinctly peculiar.
Clark pondered momentarily before sending her a WhatsApp message, [I’ve found Carol. From now on, I want to spend my time with her]
Seeing the message felt like a slap in the face to Crystal.
She couldn’t believe it, Carol was back!
Was Carol now living in Clark’s mansion? Was that why Clark was so eager to cut ties with her?!
With these thoughts, Crystal felt as if her world had darkened. She was left in the dark, utterly lost.
Her heart ached tremendously. Recalling Clark’s tone, she was restless.
Around the same time, Louisa replied, [Crystal, as long as you’re happy, it’s all good. I was worried that the style I picked would be too old-fashioned for you. You look like a beautiful princess in it, gorgeous.]Tears welled up in Crystal’s eyes. She held them back for a while before replying to Louisa, [Louisa, thank you so much. You’ve been caring for me like a mother. I don’t know what I did to deserve]
After sending the message, she hid under her blanket and cried.
Meanwhile.
Clark noticed Crystal had not replied yet. He looked up at Dennis and said, “I’ve made things clear with her. She won’t be coming to our house anymore.”
Finishing his sentence, he knelt down on one knee, saying to the girl on the bed, “Our relationship it’s purely platonic. I’ll keep my distance from her from now on, and our friendship will fade…”
He didn’t need friends.
For this lifetime, all he needed was Carol.
Carol’s eyes softened, “Having a few friends of the opposite sex is fine. I trust your feelings for me.”
After all, he had ended up this injured trying to save her adoptive parents.
His feelings for her were genuine.
“No way! When a man is in a relationship, he should maintain a distance from other women.” Dennis said sternly, “You need to be considerate of your partner’s feelings.”
“Bro, don’t worry, I will.” Clark was not offended but agreed earnestly instead.
Carol’s gaze fell on Clark again, “I haven’t told my parents about my return.
Tomorrow, I want to call them and possibly visit them. I also want to introduce you and Dennis to them formally. What do you think?”She was seeking Clark’s opinion.
Clark’s eyes lit up, “Of course.”
Last time, Carol’s adoptive mother mentioned that she was expecting their wedding.
Now that Carol was officially taking him home, it was like an acknowledgement of his status.
Their marriage was imminent!
The overwhelming surprise filled him with joy.
“Bro, about Mount Doom, I think we should be honest with them.” Carol turned to Dennis.
After all, her adoptive parents had been dragged into this for a long time, and they deserved to know the truth.
Dennis nodded, “Your call.”
“Then we’ll go tomorrow afternoon; Carol said.
“Alright.” Clark agreed, “Bella will be going to the lab tomorrow to study the toxins in your blood. We should get the results soon”
Everything was moving in the right direction, or so he thought.
The following day, Crystal arrived unannounced, carrying a homemade breakfast with her, standing at the mansion’s entrance. She didn’t ask the servants to wake Clark. Instead, she just stood there, her figure looking somewhat forlorn.
Unable to bear it, one of the servants finally plucked up the courage to knock on Clark’s door.
Half an hour later.
“Clark, Crystal has been waiting outside for almost 30 minutes now. Should we invite her in?”
“Why is she here?”
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