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.

was cast back to

turned to look at

his hand with a smile. “I was

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

That’s right! And her shameless father!

that you are very pretty.”

I would like to

be mad”

a chill

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

ordered the driver to stop.

and

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

slowly let go of her

the child I gave birth to three years ago.

Crystal wept bitterly.

to tell you earlier, but her condition was unstable for the first two years,

cheeks. “I want to see her now, Uncle

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 him and not because

difficult a burden it would be for

own flesh and blood, which she would want to

time. Under the night sky, he arrived underneath

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

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

she had a phone with her,

but did not speak.

“What did you bury at the cemetery, Henry?”

faint gasp sounded from the

that she had learned the

silence, he said,

could say another word, Crystal hung up.

against the back seat of the car, she

still alive.

Crystal wanted to hold her and shower her

the little

She was sulking

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