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.

lighting a cigarette was just a simple action in our daily life, it must have meant a lot to the two

nodded and reached for the lighter on the bedside

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

the cigarette from him and placed it on

he held the cigarette between his lips before passing the

and brought it closer to

the flame. He gradually inhaled, and the cigarette was lit in the very

the hazy air, Christopher could feel that 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

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

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memories between Miranda and him began to

hardships to become who I am today, and yet she wasn't afraid to go through ups and downs with me... She

he agitatedly brushed away the tears from his face. He dropped his head and continued to smoke, unable to

of Miranda tore his heart out. Agony

idea who

know the actual story behind

his love. She could feel prickly feelings at the

on my own and give her the best

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