Evelyn bit her lip, hesitating for a moment. “Well, I do have a small favor to ask… I—I like Mr. Winters, and Mrs. Winters hopes that he and I can be together, too. Sylvia, could you please stop seeing Mr. Winters?”
Sylvia was taken aback, but a slow smile curled across her lips. “Evelyn, if the only way you can feel secure with Mr. Winters is by asking other women to stay away from him, do you really think there’s any love between you at all?”
Evelyn offered a bitter smile. “But I don’t know what else to do.”
Sylvia looked at her calmly. “What happened to the courage you had when you went to Citadel to look for Lynn?”
Evelyn hesitated for a moment, then replied in a soft, uncertain voice, “I’m being brave now, too—pursuing Mr. Winters.”
Sylvia was left speechless for a moment. At last she said, “Don’t worry. Apart from work, Mr. Winters and I won’t have any personal interactions.”
Evelyn nodded gently, and just as she was about to say something more, an excited voice suddenly sounded behind her: “Evelyn!”
Evelyn’s face went pale as she spun around. Mrs. Winters was walking toward them along the stone path. Evelyn’s mind went blank; she stood rooted to the spot.
Mrs. Winters, elegantly dressed and radiating joy, beamed at her. “Evelyn, congratulations!”
Evelyn's complexion turned ashen, and her voice came out strained. “Didn’t I tell you not to come?”
“I wanted it to be a surprise! How could I miss such a happy occasion? I even prepared a generous gift, and I’m going to present it to you in front of Old Mr. Quintin,” Mrs. Winters said, almost bursting with excitement.
With Sylvia standing right there, Evelyn didn’t dare to cover anything up. She hurriedly ushered Mrs. Winters towards a more secluded corner. “Come with me, please!”
But Mrs. Winters held onto her hand and spoke kindly, “Wait a moment, Evelyn.”

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
I like how you are getting all the different love interest committed, thank you for the updates....
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
Another epic ten updates... this is great! I'm sooo enjoying this. Thank you for the updates....
Thank you so much for the continuous updates......
This was soooooo sooooo good! I loved it! Thank you for the updates....
Then Melanie and Noreen will both understand that Emily is his wife, who he chooses and cares to be with. We’ve already had so much drama when Emily took off for three years hiding her pregnancy from Charlie. Emily has already confessed that the only man she loves is Kya father, which Charlie is. Now he needs to boldly claim the only woman he loves is Emily…I just had to add my two cents (he he he)....
Now Charlie needs to take Emily to the marriage office like Gabriel did with Sylvia . Reassure her that he will not take for granted. Thank you for the updates. I’m loving it....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
Wow.. finally they're married now. I thought there will be another separation....