Sylvia's gaze shimmered with gentle light as she looked at Magdalen. “Magdalen, thank you.”
Magdalen replied cheerfully, “As long as you don’t mind me being a bit nosy! And don’t forget about us when you make new friends over there.”
Sylvia smiled. “Of course I won’t!”
That evening, Sylvia returned to the place she used to live.
She hadn’t been back since the family reunion, and a fine layer of dust had settled over the room.
A man’s shirt was draped over the sofa—the same one that, after that night, the dry cleaners had picked up, cleaned, and returned.
Sylvia placed the shirt back in the closet. Looking at the row of men’s shirts, she felt a rush of complicated emotions. Once she calmed down, a wave of emptiness set in.
She packed a few things she intended to take with her, then walked out onto the balcony. The two books from before and the postcard given by the girl at the old town bookstore were still on the table.
She picked up one of the books and opened to the title page, where the man’s handwriting was boldly pressed into the paper:
Sylvia
February 3rd, Hoaw Town
She put the book down and looked out into the night, recalling her first day in J City, and all the days and nights that followed. So many times, she had stood here, silently watching the city’s nightscape.
Sometimes it was peaceful, sometimes bustling, sometimes rainy and gray, sometimes dazzling and bright—yet through it all, she always felt like an outsider: quiet, detached.
Not until he appeared did those nights begin to carry new, complicated feelings.
A thought seemed to flicker through her mind, but it slipped away before she could hold on to it.
Her frowning reflection appeared in the glass—she looked like someone trapped inside a glass dome, wrestling with how to break free from her own prison.
Would leaving be her way out?


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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....