That night, after her bath, Sylvia lay in bed, restless and unable to sleep.
Although she had sorted through and made sense of many things, she still felt there was something unresolved, something she couldn't let go of.
In the second half of the night, the wind picked up. Rain lashed against the windows, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed. It wasn't until almost dawn that the storm finally began to let up.
Georgia, who usually got up early to go for a run, woke a bit later that morning because of the rain. As she opened the door, she saw Sylvia already dressed and ready to head out.
Georgia asked, “Are you going to C City?”
Sylvia nodded straightforwardly. “I'm going to say goodbye to him. I'll make sure to get back before we head to the airport tomorrow.”
Georgia smiled, “Alright, go ahead! Do you want to eat breakfast before you leave?”
Sylvia replied, “I'll eat on the road.”
They went downstairs together. Old Mr. Quintin knew Sylvia was going to see Gabriel off; he didn’t say much face-to-face, only reminding her to drive carefully. But as soon as Sylvia left, his expression darkened. “They’re both leaving tomorrow, so why isn’t Gabriel here to see our Nana off?”
Georgia took his arm. “Don’t overthink it. As long as Nana’s happy, that’s what matters.”
Old Mr. Quintin gave a huff, then suddenly remembered something and said anxiously, “With Nana going like this, Gabriel won’t whisk her off to Tripe, will he? I won’t allow that!”
“Don’t worry, he won’t!” Georgia replied, leading him toward the dining room. “Let’s eat first.”
Old Mr. Quintin frowned and muttered, “Nana left without breakfast, and the weather’s so bad. I should’ve stopped her. If Gabriel can be patient, so can we.”
Georgia just smiled wordlessly.
*
C City, Jarvis family home.
Old Mr. Jarvis was having his morning tea when Old Wade came over. “The lights in Mr. Gabriel’s room were on all night.”
“All night?” Old Mr. Jarvis looked up. Despite the news, his expression was cheerful. “Don’t worry. Young people pull the occasional all-nighter—it won’t hurt him.”

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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....