Gonzalez let out a disdainful scoff, his eyes raking over Adrian's dripping form. "Look at what a mess you are."
Adrian flushed with embarrassment and opened his mouth to fire back, but Norah had already walked over, fully dressed in her shoes and socks. She tugged on Adrian's arm. "Stop arguing. Just take the water back to Sara!"
Since they were supposed to be having fun, Adrian didn't want to ruin the mood. He grabbed the bucket and headed back to the tents.
Gonzalez cast his gaze down at the sliver of fair skin exposed by Norah's rolled-up pants. He frowned. "It gets freezing in the mountains once night falls. Roll your pants down."
Norah squatted down to unroll them, muttering under her breath, "You micromanage me more than my dad does!"
Gonzalez clenched his jaw, taking a slow, deep breath.
As they walked back to camp, Norah turned to him with a deadpan expression. "Uncle Gonzalez, I know you're my elder, but you really don't need to treat me like your niece."
Gonzalez stared into her clear, frustratingly oblivious eyes, nearly laughing out of pure aggravation. "I have never seen you as a niece."
Norah's brow furrowed. "Then why do you always boss me around?"
"I am thinking about your safety," Gonzalez replied with utter seriousness.
Norah rolled her eyes. 'Thanks a lot!'
She forced a polite smile, trying to negotiate. "I am perfectly safe. Can you please stop policing my every move?"
She was a full-grown adult. Why was she constantly being monitored by an uncle she wasn't even blood-related to?
Gonzalez stared at her fake, overly sweet smile and flashed a dangerous one of his own. His dark eyes were bottomless as his lips parted.
"No."
Norah was speechless.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you for the updates....
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....
Wow! This is great, both Estelle and Magdalen are pregnant at the same time and I hope that Xavier is Norah neighbor. Thank you for the updates....
Author Lucy you're a blessing. Thank you so my for the updates. I hope that Norah's neighbor is Xavier she gets her memory back....