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

look at him.

with a

she recalled her meeting with Henry upon returning

And her shameless

that you

I would like to meet

don’t be mad”

felt a chill all over.

color drained from her face. She clutched Alfred’s arm with both hands. “Uncle Alfred, Skyler is

driver to

got out of the vehicle and went far away for a smoke.

so silent that her frantic heartbeats were deafening.

let go of

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

Crystal wept bitterly.

you earlier, but her condition was unstable for the first two years, and I was worried that

to see her now,

After all, he has given up a lot for this child. However, I want you

how difficult a burden it would be for her to bear.

her own flesh and blood, which she would want to keep and shower with

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

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

eyes. He always seemed to think of her-the woman who had disappeared from his

car

night grew darker still.

Upon recalling that she had a phone with her,

but did not speak.

long silence, Crystal asked, “What did you bury at the cemetery,

sounded from the other

guessed that she had learned the

silence, he said,

he could say another

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

was still alive.

to hold her

the

She was sulking and was reluctant to speak first.

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