Chapter 229 She Is Still Alive

Crystal did not consider it.

“I have no plans for the time being, Uncle Alfred,” she said softly.

Alfred sighed. “Still can’t get over Henry?”

Crystal shook her head.

She looked out the window and at the night sky. “I don’t know if I made the right choice to come back this time, Uncle Alfred It’s been three years. I should have forgotten about him no matter how deep our relationship was.”

However, Henry refused to let go.

He was plainly possessive of her.

Crystal had the feeling that he would do something unpleasant if she ever had the audacity to marry another man.

She decided to wait for Anna to recover, then bring her abroad.

She had to stay away from him.

Alfred could guess her thoughts. He was exasperated and amused at the same time.

Henry was a scoundrel indeed.

Despite having divorced Crystal, he had gone to the Lodge residence to celebrate the New Year in

Coldbridge every year over the past couple of years. In fact that particular year, he had brought the

child over, and it had given Lucia a shock.

Lucia had cried all night, and he had remained on his knees beside her throughout.

That was the reason why Alfred had turned a blind eye. What can I do? He saved Skyler’s life and raised her for three years.

Based on that alone, Alfred thought Henry still stood a chance.

“What would you do if Skyler was still around, Crystal?”

Crystal froze.

Over the years, she had never dared imagine what could have been.

answer. Instead, she gazed quietly out the window, but her mind was cast back to the stone tablet

look at him.

waved his hand with a

was already sowed in her heart. Carefully, she recalled her meeting with Henry upon returning to the

And

that you

would like

don’t be mad”

chill all over.

clutched Alfred’s arm with both hands. “Uncle Alfred, Skyler is still alive, isn’t she?” she asked with a trembling

ordered the driver to

out of the vehicle and went far away for a

silent that her frantic heartbeats were deafening. “You’ve met her,” Alfred

go

Skyler! Sky is the child I gave birth to three

Crystal wept bitterly.

the first two years, and I was worried that

to see her

decision no matter what it is, Crystal. After all, he has given up a lot for this child. However, I want you to be with him because you

knew how difficult a burden it would be for

all, the child was her own flesh and blood, which she would want to keep

her some time. Under the night sky, he arrived underneath the street lights and lit

The pinkness of it indicated that

chin and narrowed his eyes. He always seemed to think of her-the woman who

car

night grew

Upon recalling that she had a

picked up but did not

did you

faint gasp sounded from the

had learned the

another brief silence, he said, “Our

another word, Crystal hung

the back seat of the car, she felt her heart slowly regain

was still

adorable that Crystal wanted to hold her and shower her with love that

called the little

was sulking and was

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