CHAPTER 690: CHAPTER 690: THROUGH THE BRILLIANT COLORS, SHE STILL CAN’T LET YOU GO

Hayden Crawford looked at the small USB drive in Seth Sullivan’s hand, his gaze froze. Had Serena Sterling recorded all the details from her pregnancy to childbirth to leave for him?

Also, coma?

Hayden Crawford quickly caught the keyword "coma." He furrowed his brow and looked at Seth Sullivan, "What coma?"

"Mr. Crawford, Serena never told you, right? She once fell into a coma."

"Why did she fall into a coma?"

"Because, in the blink of an eye, beauty fades."

Hearing those five words "in the blink of an eye, beauty fades" again, Hayden Crawford’s pupils shrank violently. He had wondered how she had cured herself of this during those three years. But before she left him, she had told him clearly that she could cure it without him.

In the depths of Hayden Crawford’s narrow eyes, a sharp and insightful light immediately surfaced. Obviously, she had deceived him.

In these three years, many things had happened to her that he didn’t know about.

"Three years ago, Serena’s situation was worse than you could imagine. To avoid burdening you, she lied, telling many lies. She said she was with me, that she was pregnant with my child. It was all to make you give up."

"Back then, by the riverside of the forbidden land, when Serena stabbed you, the knife just grazed your heart. Mr. Crawford, with her medical skills, do you think if she really wanted to kill you, she would have let you survive by mere millimeters?"

Hayden Crawford’s large hands at his sides quickly clenched into fists. It turned out everything was fake. Those three years, he had been fixated on her and Seth Sullivan’s affairs, all of it was fake.

"She... she returned to Alani, how did she cure ’in the blink of an eye, beauty fades’? Her mother would surely save her, she would." Hayden Crawford’s words seemed to be comforting himself.

Seth Sullivan nodded, "When Serena returned to Alani, the condition hadn’t yet invaded her heart. At that time, with Her Majesty the Queen’s extraordinary medical skills, it was indeed possible to save Serena, to give her a new lease on life. However, Serena was already three months pregnant at the time. To cure ’in the blink of an eye, beauty fades,’ the child had to be removed. Mother and child, only one could be chosen. It was either the mother or the child. This was the first choice Serena faced when she returned to Alani."

Hayden Crawford’s heart quickly tightened. To choose the child or the mother, was that so? She had faced such a choice!

A layer of crimson quickly covered the corners of Hayden Crawford’s long eyes. He looked at Seth Sullivan, "She... chose the child, didn’t she?"

"Yes, Serena chose the child over herself. But despite this, with her health at the time, the condition slowly eroded her heart and bones. The once youthful and stunning girl rapidly aged, and even with the protection of Her Majesty’s medical skills, those months of pregnancy were unbearably lonely and difficult. Later, Serena had premature labor and barely survived the delivery room to give birth to triplets. She gave some last words before her heart stopped and she stopped breathing."

Seth Sullivan looked at Hayden Crawford and slowly said, word by word, "Serena loved her children very much, but I always felt that she loved you more than the children. If it weren’t for love, she couldn’t have endured till the birth on her own. If it weren’t for love, she wouldn’t have easily given up her life. Hayden Crawford, Serena once died for you."

Hayden Crawford, Serena once died for you!

Now, that sentence echoed endlessly in Hayden Crawford’s ears, leaving his mind blank. He even forgot to breathe.

He never imagined, and now dared not imagine, what she experienced after returning to Alani.

"At that time, when Serena’s heart stopped, Her Majesty used the Golden Needle to seal her heart, preserving a breath of life for Serena. But from that day on, Serena fell into a long sleep until she awoke not long ago."

"The first thing Serena did after awakening, as Mr. Crawford might know, was return to the City of Aethelgard."

"Even though time has passed and the pages of life are colorful, you never faded from Serena’s heart. Through life and death, a dream of three lifetimes, what she couldn’t let go of was still you. She wanted to return and see you with her own eyes, to see the son she sent to your side from across the world to accompany you. You and your son are her biggest concern."

"Mr. Crawford, the USB drive is here for you to watch. None of us know what’s inside, but Serena said it’s for you."

After speaking, Seth Sullivan turned and left.

Seth Sullivan left.

The entire villa became so quiet, without a sound, and Hayden Crawford, with bloodshot eyes, looked at that small USB drive on the coffee table as if the whole world had quieted down.

Every word Seth Sullivan had said still resonated in his heart, leaving him shaken. He moved, then picked up the USB drive.

This USB drive recorded all the moments of her and the children. Hayden Crawford held the USB drive tightly in his hand and went upstairs.

He entered the study, inserted the USB drive into the computer, and soon the video began to play.

Hayden Crawford’s long fingers pressed the buttons and hit "start."

It was in Alani, Serena Sterling’s first prenatal checkup. The attending doctor was Seraphina Linden, who maneuvered the medical equipment over Serena’s belly, "Wow, Serena, should I say your genes are too strong, or my son-in-law is too capable? You’re having triplets!"

"Really?" Serena was very surprised.

"Of course, see for yourself."

The camera focused on the 4D ultrasound. Hayden Crawford saw Caden, Pip, and Stella in Serena’s womb for the first time. They were so tiny, so tender, and fascinating as new lives.

The scene changed quickly. Serena appeared on camera, she was lying on a bed, her palm-sized face had become much thinner, with no makeup, clean and clear yet with a hint of sickly paleness. Her pure black hair hung over her shoulders. Her clear, bright eyes looked at the camera, her voice sweet and softly spoken, "Mr. Crawford, what are you doing right now?"

"I have some good news to tell you, I’m expecting triplets, we have three babies now, Mr. Crawford, congrats, you’re going to be a daddy!"

The scene shifted again, Serena was now over four months pregnant, she placed her small hand on her belly, and at that moment, her belly moved, a little baby inside gave her a kick.

Serena appeared on camera once more, now over four months pregnant she was no longer as young. Many fine lines had appeared on her small face, suddenly making her look like she was in her thirties.

But her eyes still shone brightly and charmingly, she looked at the camera, her brows and eyes curved into a smile, "Hello Mr. Crawford, today I have good news and bad news to tell you, which do you want to hear?"