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 rose garden.

look at

a smile. “I was only

heart. Carefully, she recalled

And her

said that you are very

Winters, I would like to meet

don’t be mad”

a chill

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

the driver to

vehicle and went

was so silent that her frantic heartbeats

slowly let go of her hands.

Sky is the child I gave birth to

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 now, Uncle

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

knew how difficult a burden it would

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

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

the crimson gash. The pinkness of it indicated

and narrowed his eyes. He always seemed to think of her-the woman who had disappeared from his life almost two years ago-on

the car for a long time.

grew darker still.

return. Upon recalling that she had a phone with her,

up but did not

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

faint gasp sounded from the other

she had learned

said,

he could say another

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

was still

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

the little girl.

She was sulking and was reluctant to

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