The lights were not switched on in the room. After Courtney opened the door, she could only identify a figure sitting on the couch with a ray of light peeking through the crack of the door. Alexander had a long cigarette between his fingers, which brightly burned each time he inhaled the nicotine. The cigarette smoke faded in the dark as soon as it was formed.
After a moment of hesitation, she closed the door before making her way to the couch. “Why did you suddenly stop eating? Is the dumpling soup not up to your liking?”
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