Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan) novel Chapter 3168

Standing on the sidelines, Lorelei listened intently to their exchange. Her gaze drifted over to Gonzalez, a predatory gleam flashing in her eyes.

*A national champion, huh?*

*Interesting.*

On the other side of the river, Gonzalez gently set Norah down and strode back across the bridge to retrieve her wheelchair.

Sara was heavily into fitness, so crossing the swaying bridge was child's play for her. She gripped the ropes and navigated it with ease, Adrian following closely behind.

Lorelei and Whitney, however, despite bragging about being veterans of this mountain, put on an agonizingly long performance. They shrieked, froze in place, spun around in circles claiming they were too terrified to move, and then miraculously found the courage to whip out their phones for selfies.

Nearly ten minutes dragged by, and the two women were still stalled in the middle of the bridge, playfully shoving each other and screaming for attention.

Gonzalez's patience officially ran out. He instructed Sara to keep an eye on Norah and disappeared up the trail to scout the route.

Seeing that her damsel-in-distress act wasn't going to bait Gonzalez into carrying her, Lorelei suddenly found the whole charade incredibly boring. She moved much faster across the second half of the bridge.

Stepping onto solid ground, Lorelei immediately whined to Adrian. "Hey handsome, I was so scared I thought I was going to die! Why didn't you come out and save me?"

Adrian gave her a sarcastic, half-smile. "I'm clearly not the guy you were hoping would come to your rescue. I wouldn't dare flatter myself by cutting in line."

Lorelei laughed awkwardly. "I would've been grateful to anyone who gave me a hand!"

"Sure thing," Adrian replied dismissively. "Maybe next time."

Sara and Norah exchanged a look, both simultaneously pretending to shudder in disgust.

Minutes later, Gonzalez returned holding a topographical map. "I scouted ahead," he announced smoothly. "There's a really steep incline up the trail. Norah won't be able to climb it. We'll split into two groups. You guys hike, and Norah and I will take the gondola to the summit. We'll rendezvous here."

He pointed a long finger at a spot on the map labeled *Cloudview Skywalk*. "I've already checked her wheelchair into storage at the station. We can leave now."

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