Sara had brought two tents, and Gonzalez had brought his own, making three in total. The arrangement was set: Norah and Sara would share one, while Gonzalez and Adrian would each take a single.
As he hammered in the tent stakes, Gonzalez kept a constant, watchful eye on Norah.
It didn't take long for him to notice the girl who had tried to hit on him earlier approaching Norah. He couldn't hear what was said, but Norah suddenly broke into a brilliant, trusting smile.
He had a very bad feeling about this.
Sure enough, moments later, Norah was leading the girl right over to their campsite. "This is Lorelei," Norah announced cheerfully. "She's camping here too. I thought we should all introduce ourselves."
Lorelei offered Gonzalez a slow, exaggerated wink.
Gonzalez mentally cursed. *Norah, you naive little fool!*
Carrying a massive container of premium cherries, Lorelei enthusiastically pushed it toward the group. "Have some fruit and take a break. Anyone you meet out on the trail is a friend, so don't be shy!"
Sara politely declined. "Thanks, but we brought our own."
Ignoring the rejection, Lorelei grabbed a large handful and practically forced them into Norah's hands. "I'm obsessed with fruit, so my dad actually flew to Chile and bought an entire cherry orchard just for me. Eat as much as you want!"
"Thank you!" Norah accepted them gracefully.
Sara's lips twitched as she exchanged a knowing glance with Adrian. It was painfully obvious this girl was just aggressively flaunting her wealth to get Gonzalez's attention.
Lorelei seamlessly pivoted back to Norah, acting like they were best friends. "We're doing a seafood BBQ for lunch. We brought way too much fresh catch. You guys should totally join us!"
This time, before Norah could even open her mouth, Gonzalez shut it down. "No need. We brought our own lunch."
Faced with Gonzalez's blunt, unyielding rejection, Lorelei finally looked embarrassed. She forced a laugh. "Alright, well, after lunch, we should all go exploring! The scenery further up the mountain is stunning. We could even go bungee jumping or rafting."
"Thanks for the recommendation!" Norah replied warmly.
Lorelei waved goodbye and retreated to her own camp.
As soon as she was out of earshot, Gonzalez turned to Norah. "Stop inviting random strangers into our camp."



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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
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....
May we please have updates. Thank you...
Someone needs to send a new picture of Trevor to Oliver and Luke so that they will get their requested reports to Gonzalez asap. If they didn't know, now they know what awaits them if they continue to disrespect and NOT follow orders....
Well, well, well. I love how Gonzalez sent out the warning that he's the CEO and either they will acknowledge him as such or get their due diligence. I'm waiting to see how the Franco family will be walking on eggs and come into a new understanding of Gonzalez taking charge. Thank you so much for the five updates....
Adrian is hoping that he has a chance with Norah and will do everything and anything in his power to keep Norah and Xavier apart....
Thank you for the updates. I hope that Norah will remember Xavier and their relationship before the accident and that they will ever be to....