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

to look at him.

his hand with a smile.

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

And her

you are very pretty.”

Winters, I would like

be

felt a chill all

color drained from her face. She clutched Alfred’s arm with both hands. “Uncle Alfred, Skyler is still alive, isn’t

driver

and went far away for

was so silent that her frantic heartbeats were

go of

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

Crystal wept bitterly.

unstable for the first two years, and I was worried that

want to see her now, Uncle

no matter what it is, Crystal. After all, he has given up a lot for this child. However, I want

how difficult a burden it would be for

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

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

The pinkness of it indicated

think of her-the woman who had disappeared from his life almost two years ago-on damp nights like

car for a long time.

grew

recalling that she had

up but

long silence, Crystal asked, “What did you bury

faint gasp sounded from the other end.

had

brief silence, he said,

could say another word, Crystal

of the car, she

still alive.

adorable that Crystal wanted to hold her and shower her

called the little

was sulking and was reluctant to

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