Very soon, one of his men came in.

"Take the ship back to Atlantis," he said.

The man nodded courteously. "Yes, sir!"

Then, he stalked out of the cabin.

After the door closed, Christopher Lancelot shifted his gaze to Xyla Quest's face again.

He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. His eyes were rimmed with red.

Methodically, he blew the smoke into the cool air and turned away from Xyla, trying all his might to hold back his tears.

Mixed feelings flooded Xyla's heart as she looked at his sorrowful back.

After calming himself down for a long time, he was finally willing to turn back to face Xyla. His eyes were still red as he stared at her face. "Xyla... Can you light a cigarette for me?"

Xyla guessed that Miranda must often lit cigarettes for him, which was also why he had requested her to do so.

a simple action in our daily life, it must have meant a lot to the

and reached for the lighter

cigarette in his hand with his bare hand and went for

and

held the cigarette between his lips before passing

lighter unhurriedly and

head so that the tip of the cigarette could reach the flame. He gradually inhaled, and

intensified with each puff he took at the cigarette. "Xyla, are you the

truthfully, "I do have a sibling but she's my half-sister. I'm sure that I don't have any other

took a deep drag on his cigarette once more. Finally, a lone tear trailed down his cheek. sᴇaʀᴄh

between Miranda and

scratch and went through many hardships to become who I am today, and yet she wasn't afraid to go through ups and downs with me... She was very nice to me. She always tried to take good care of me. Even when I was smoking, she

tears from

of Miranda tore his heart out. Agony shot through his

Xyla had no idea

did she know the actual story behind their

to him, reminiscing his love. She could feel prickly feelings at

would start out on my own and give her the best life ever. She believed everything

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