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.

daily life, it

reached for the lighter on the bedside

crushed the butt of the cigarette in his hand with his bare hand and went for a new one,

and placed

mouth, he held the cigarette between his lips before passing the lighter to

lit the lighter unhurriedly and brought

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

only intensified with each puff he took at the cigarette. "Xyla, are you the only child in your family? Are you

half-sister. I'm sure that

more. Finally, a lone tear trailed down his cheek. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

beautiful memories between Miranda and him began to swirl

she was the only one who stayed by my side when 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 go through ups and downs with me... She was very nice to me. She always tried to take good care of me. Even

the tears from his face. He dropped his head and continued to smoke, unable to speak

thought of Miranda tore his heart out. Agony shot through his

idea who exactly was

did she know the

she listened to him, reminiscing his love. She could feel prickly

my own and give her the best life ever. She believed

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