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.

gazed quietly out the window, but her mind was cast back to the stone tablet that had their

to look at him. “Uncle Alfred!”

waved his hand with a

the doubt was already sowed in her heart. Carefully, she recalled

right! And her shameless father!

you are

I would like to

don’t be mad”

a chill all over.

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

the driver to

out of the vehicle and went far away for a

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

slowly let go of

Skyler! Sky is the child I gave birth to three years

Crystal wept bitterly.

her hair and said gently, “I meant to tell you earlier, but her condition was unstable for the first two years, and I was worried that it might be too much

down Crystal’s cheeks. “I want to see her

to make up with Henry? I respect your 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 still like

burden it would be for her to bear.

own flesh and blood, which

some time. Under the night sky, he arrived underneath

he smoked, he spread his palm to examine the crimson gash. The pinkness of it indicated that the wound was less

her-the woman who had disappeared from his life almost two years

wept in the car

night grew darker

to return. Upon recalling that she had

but did

“What did you bury at the cemetery,

from the

guessed that she had

another brief silence, he said, “Our wedding

say another word, Crystal hung

against the back seat of the car, she felt her

was still

that Crystal wanted to hold her and

the little

was sulking

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