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.

window, but her mind was cast back to

look at

his hand with a smile.

the doubt was already sowed in her heart. Carefully, she recalled her

And

that you are very pretty.”

Winters, I would like

don’t be

felt a chill all

both hands. “Uncle Alfred, Skyler is still alive, isn’t she?” she asked with

the driver to stop.

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

silent that her frantic heartbeats were deafening.

slowly let go

Sky is the child I gave birth to three years

Crystal wept bitterly.

“I meant to tell you earlier, but her condition was unstable for the first two

streamed down Crystal’s cheeks. “I want to see her

what it is, Crystal. After all, he has

knew how difficult a burden it

all, the child was her own flesh and blood, which she would want to keep and shower

some time. Under the night sky, he arrived underneath

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

He always seemed to think of her-the woman who had disappeared from his life almost two years

the car for a

grew darker still.

recalling that she had a

up but

asked, “What did you bury at the cemetery,

sounded from the other

had learned

said,

could say another word, Crystal

car, she felt her

was still

Crystal wanted to hold her and shower her with

called the little

She was sulking and was

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