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.

the window, but her mind was cast back to the stone tablet that had their names carved on it at the

look at

his hand with a smile. “I

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

right! And her shameless

said that you

Winters, I would like to meet

be mad”

a chill all

She clutched Alfred’s arm with both hands. “Uncle Alfred, Skyler is still alive, isn’t

the driver to stop.

out of the vehicle and went far

so silent that

go

Sky is the child I gave birth to three years ago. She’s still

Crystal wept bitterly.

for the first two years, and I was worried that it might be too much for

“I want to see

going over now 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

difficult a burden it would be for

and blood, which she would want to keep and

giving her some time. Under the night sky, he arrived underneath the street

crimson gash. The pinkness of it indicated that the wound was less than

think of her-the woman who had disappeared from his

in the car for

grew darker still.

yet to return. Upon recalling that she had a

picked up but did not speak.

a long silence, Crystal asked, “What did you bury

from the other end.

she had learned

another brief silence, he said, “Our wedding ring, Crystal.”

another word, Crystal

car, she felt

still alive.

hold her and shower her

called the little

was sulking and was reluctant to speak first.

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