Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

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.

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

for the lighter on

hand with his bare hand and went for a new one, handing it

him and

the cigarette between his lips before passing the

lit the lighter unhurriedly and brought it

head so that the tip of the cigarette could reach the flame. He gradually inhaled, and the cigarette was lit in the very next second. Xyla then clicked shut the cap of the

prickly 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 have a missing elder or

have a sibling but she's my half-sister. I'm sure that I don't have

drag on his cigarette once more. Finally, a lone tear trailed down his cheek. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early

memories between Miranda and him began to swirl in his

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

single time..." Words stuck in his throat as he agitatedly brushed away the tears from

heart out. Agony shot through his

Xyla had no idea who

she know the actual story behind their

when she listened to him, reminiscing his love. She could feel prickly feelings at the

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