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.

action in our daily life, it must have meant a

nodded and reached for the

the cigarette in his hand with his bare hand and went for a

him and placed it on his lower lips

held the cigarette between

lighter unhurriedly and brought it closer to

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

feeling in his eyes only intensified with each puff he took at the cigarette. "Xyla, are you the only child in your family? Are you sure you don't

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

a lone tear trailed down his cheek. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and

the beautiful memories between Miranda and

my life was tough. I started from scratch and went through many hardships to become who I am today, and yet she wasn't afraid to

from his face. He dropped his head

thought of Miranda tore his heart out. Agony shot

had no idea who

she know the

his love. She could feel prickly

I had nothing, I often told her that I would start out on my own and give her the best life

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