Grace mentioned, "There's a New Year's festival happening in the old town. I've been invited as a guest, so I'll be staying here for a few days."
"A festival? Sounds fun! I might check it out later," Sylvia replied with interest.
"Sure, some of the events are really interesting," Grace said with a smile. "After the festival, I'm heading to J City. If our schedules align, we could even travel together."
"That would be fantastic!"
After chatting for a bit, Grace took a call and came back to tell Sylvia, "The festival activities start tomorrow. I need to head over now to discuss the details. Call me if you come by tomorrow."
"Will do. Go on, you're busy," Sylvia nodded. "We'll catch up tomorrow."
"Bye!"
After Grace left, Sylvia continued her reading, clearly in a good mood from catching up with an old friend.
*\n
The Green
Gabriel had been talking with Ansel for about an hour. Noticing it was getting dark outside, he said, "Mr. Flair, take a break. It's my girlfriend's first visit here, and the garden's pretty vast. I'm going to look for her before she gets lost."
Ansel nodded in agreement, "Of course, of course. We've been so caught up in our conversation, we completely forgot about Ms. Jarvis!"
"It's alright. She can take care of herself," Gabriel replied with a slight nod before heading out.
Ansel, catching the hint in Gabriel's words, glanced at Ann with a meaningful look.
Biting her lip, Ann stood up to follow.
"Gabriel!" she called out to him in the yard.
Gabriel stopped and turned around. "What's up?"
Ann looked at him squarely. "Gabriel, are you going to marry Ms. Jarvis?"
He responded, "When we decide to tie the knot, you'll get an invitation."
Ansel approached, "It's not just about being beautiful. You've lost in terms of grace and demeanor as well."
"How have I lost?" Ann challenged.
Ansel explained slowly, "Ms. Jarvis made her presence known from the start, and Gabriel's indulgence says it all. She must have realized you have feelings for Gabriel, but she didn't worry about leaving and not coming back, showing no concern you might pose a threat. Meanwhile, you've been here all afternoon, trying to get Gabriel's attention during our conversation. Don't you think he noticed? That's why I say, in every aspect, you've lost to her!"
Ann had no retort.
Ansel continued, "I've mentioned your affection for Gabriel to Old Mr. Jarvis more than once over the years, hinting that you've never had a boyfriend. But Old Mr. Jarvis never commented, and today, he brought Ms. Jarvis here with Gabriel, the message is clear, isn't it?"
The woman recognized by both Gabriel and Old Mr. Jarvis is likely to be the future lady of the Jarvis family.
Ann looked down, biting her lip.
Glancing at his watch, Ansel said, "It's not too late yet. Let's head back to B City today."
Ann, surprised, replied, "We're going back today?"

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
May we have updates please....
I wanted to see Gab courting Sylvia..probably that is yet to come. Please keep updating...thank you...
Maybe Gabriel can have someone at the Citadel check the whereabouts of Evelyn's boyfriend, whom she followed there in the 1st place to get information about her adoptive family and her biological family as well. The sooner she's gone the better. Thanks for the updates....
.........still hoping to see updates...
Awaiting more updates.......
Helllooooooo...
Yes, can't wait to see how gab is going to win over Sylvia. Please share updates...
Waiting patiently for the updates, thank you....
Thank you for the updates, this is so exciting now that Sylvia is connecting with her family....
Yea, so glad Mrs. Winters and Evelyn got caught. Thanks for the updates....