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.

gazed quietly out the window, but her mind was cast back to

to look at him.

with a smile. “I was

little disappointed, but the doubt was already sowed in her heart. Carefully, she

right! And her

that you

I would like

don’t be

chill all

color drained from her face. She clutched Alfred’s arm with 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

car. It was so silent that her frantic

go

Skyler! Sky is the child I gave birth to three

Crystal wept bitterly.

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

to see

you going over now to make up with Henry? I respect your decision no matter what it is, Crystal. After all, he has

burden it

and blood, which she would want to

her some time. Under the night sky, he arrived underneath the street lights and lit a cigarette.

smoked, he spread his palm to examine the crimson gash. The pinkness of it indicated that the wound was less than

always seemed to think of her-the woman who had disappeared from his life

in the car for

grew darker

that she had a phone with her, she dialed Henry’s

up but

asked, “What did you bury at

faint gasp sounded from

that she had learned

said, “Our wedding ring,

another word,

car, she felt her

was still alive.

wanted to hold her and shower her with

called the

still awake. She was sulking and

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