Cloud remained silent.
Who could truly know what was in his heart? What he truly desired was not any of these. Initially, he wanted to obtain the schematics for the anti-electromagnetic pulse, just to exchange them with OGW and then escape with Vicki.
But now, could he still achieve his original goal?
Without Vicki, what was the purpose of everything he had done for over a decade?
Suddenly, he burst into laughter, raising his head and laughing uncontrollably until the laughter gradually turned into desolation.
At this moment, Luther had the opportunity to step forward and snatch the gun from Cloud's hand, but he didn't do it because he sensed that Cloud might be different from what they had imagined.
The laughter subsided, and Cloud gazed deeply at Vicki, even though she had her back turned to him at the moment, he never took his eyes off her.
Word by word, sentence by sentence, he asked, "Vicki, if we obtain the schematics, can we still walk together?"
Vicki vomited the bile in her stomach, feeling much relieved. She gently wiped the corners of her lips, stood up, and turned around. Even though she was weak from inhaling the mist, she was no match for Cloud.
But her burning gaze looked at him with an unprecedented sincerity.
She gently spoke, calling back his former name, "Rayan, do you remember when we were children? You always saved the delicious food for me. It was rare to have meat in the orphanage, but you always shared your braised pork with me. Sometimes, when I was hungry at midnight, you would sneak into the kitchen to steal steamed buns for me. Auntie caught us once, and the headmaster punished you with solitary confinement. You would save up your pocket money for a year and buy fireworks for me during the New Year. Although the fireworks were small, I will always remember the colorful and beautiful display, blooming in the sky. In my heart, that was the most beautiful thing. We watched fireworks together, looked at the stars together, and huddled together for warmth when it was cold. I knew in my heart that you were the one who brought warmth to me. I was born with a wild nature, easily offending others, and often being bullied. Once, I was bullied by a big boy. But after a few days, I noticed that he was missing a tooth, and he never dared to provoke me again. I understood that you had taught him a lesson. We lived like this year after year, until we grew up. You always restrained yourself, and I knew you were waiting for me to grow up. If Seren's incident hadn't happened, I also believed that we would continue like this in the future."
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