Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

Chapter 127 Would Sylvester Gomez Think I’m Crazy?

With just one glance, she had etched him into her memory.

Snapped out from her reverie, Cicery looked at Sylvester Gomez, her eyes were red and moist with tears, her lips curved in a smile, "Sylvester Gomez, that was the first time I saw you, and I fell in love with you right then and there." Listening to all this, Sylvester felt a pang of heartache growing wildly within him, coursing through his veins.

He only knew that Cicery had been tormented at Unbounded Peak, but he hadn't realized the extent of her suffering while she fled to freedom.

Cicery...

Sylvester Gomez's eyes slowly filled with bloodshot as he reached out, pressing Cicery's back against his chest, holding her tightly.

"Baby, it's alright now. I'm by your side, no one's going to hurt you again."

"Remember, carrying my name, my dear, you can walk this world with your head held high."

Beyond the ache in his heart, what followed was an overwhelming sense of fulfillment.

from Cicery's love

was the first to fall, captivated from the very first glance. But it turned out that wasn't the case; Cicery had fallen for him five years earlier. Cicery lay in Sylvester Gomez's

you

kissed the top of Cicery's head tenderly, a gesture reserved just for her,"

That memory eluded him.

fortifying his position, and battling enemies. His ascent to power, unshakably high, had been marked

memory escaped him

wave of guilt surged, even devouring him, as Sylvester bit his lip hard enough for beads

thought of it

dared not think further-if he hadn't acted then, would

him at that moment, would he have had more years

would that have given

in his arms, unaware of Sylvester's turmoil, thinking only how unkempt she had been back then. But