Xavier glanced at Norah, "You want to come with me on a blind date?"
Norah immediately pointed at Henson, "He's the one who wants to learn a thing or two."
Henson frowned at her, and Norah gave him a pleading look, Sorry, bro!
Xavier chuckled, "How old is Henson that he needs this kind of experience?"
Henson kept a cool face, "It's never too early to learn."
"Ha, ha, ha, ha!" Mr. Hanson burst into laughter. "You Thompson kids are too adorable. Let them stay and have some fun. Besides, if you run out of things to say with the girl, they can help break the ice!"
Norah nodded eagerly, "Exactly!"
The look on Xavier's face deepened, and he agreed, "Sure, the more, the merrier."
He turned to Mr. Hanson, "I'll take them to the garden to play for a bit. When Miss Raye arrives, send her to the coffee shop next door. I'll wait for her there."
Seeing Xavier in a seemingly good mood and not too resistant to the blind date, Mr. Hanson hurriedly said, "Alright, alright. Take the kids to have some fun first. When Ms. Cicely arrives, I'll have a servant guide her to you."
Xavier nodded lightly and said to Norah and Henson, "Follow me!"
Norah and Henson bid farewell to Mr. Hanson and followed Xavier to the garden behind the villa.
Leading the way, Henson made sure to keep a distance between them.
Norah walked along the edge of a flower bed, stepping on the frosty bricks. They were slippery from the previous night's frost, and she stumbled.
Xavier, quick as a flash, reached out to grab her arm, "Be careful!"
Norah didn't say a word, merely shook off his hand and continued forward without looking at him.
Xavier paused for a moment, then caught up to her, observing her tense profile.
Sitting on a bench, a servant came over, placed down hot chocolate and pastries, and left.
Norah texted Henson, lowering her head, "Where did you run off to?"
"If not this time, then next time. It's just a meeting, I haven't agreed to anything."
Norah asked, "Did Grandma Hanson arrange this?"
Xavier's expression cooled, "Yeah."
Norah's mind raced, but her mood didn't improve, "What if she's really pretty and you fall for her?"
Xavier answered, "Do you think my heart is that easily swayed?"
Norah paused, both irritated and amused, her eyes misting, "Sure, your heart's as hard as iron, but,"
She looked down, voice low and filled with a hint of sadness, "I'm just afraid that it's only towards me that your heart is ironclad."
Xavier, seeing her despondent expression, felt a pang in his heart. He wanted to say so much more but ended up simply stating, "It won't be."
Norah took the hot chocolate, sipping through the straw. The warm and sweet taste comforted her slightly. She gave him a cheeky glance, "No matter how attractive or gentle the other person is, you're not allowed to agree!"

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
May we have more updates please....
Thank you so much for the updates today. Now that Yvonne knows that Gonzalez has established who's really in charge of the Hansen house hold she and her mother are treading carefully. It will be interesting to see how Jenny will get the information to see if Adrian is paying for Norah....
With Adrian last comment, he's gonna get whipped and wonder what happened. Thank you so so much for the updates....
May we please have more updates. Thank you....
I would like for Norah to secretly have her memory restored and not tell anyone just to observe how everyone is trying to keep mess going....
Janice and Adrian don't want Norah to be with Xavier....
Thank you for the updates. You do keep us in suspense....
Curious as to how, what, when and where Norah will get her memory back of Xavier....
I'm so glad that Gonzalez was able to get Luke, Oliver and all others who wanted to challenge himas the CEO straight. Interesting how Xavier made reference to a girlfriend concerning his gift to Norah, but never did this before her accident. I'm grateful for the updates. Thank you...
I had a lot of catching up to do..oh buoy, what twist and turns. Loved every bit of it, thank you for keep updating the novel. Hoping for more love along the way....