"What's wrong?" Norah asked, caught off guard.
"Nothing," Gonzalez replied evenly.
He paused for a moment before asking, "How much longer are you going to be working?"
"About an hour or so," Norah said, flipping through the thick stack of documents left in front of her.
"Is the bidding conference in the morning or afternoon?" Gonzalez asked.
"Afternoon."
"Then go to sleep now. Do it tomorrow morning."
Norah replied lazily, "I have other things to do tomorrow morning. Plus, I want to finish it tonight so I can sleep in."
Gonzalez's tone grew heavier. "Listen to me."
Norah took a beat before replying, "Alright, fine. I actually am a little tired, so I'll finish it tomorrow morning."
"Good. Go to sleep," Gonzalez said.
Norah's voice was soft, carrying a hint of a smile. "Good night."
"Good night."
After Norah hung up, Gonzalez set his phone down. He reached for a cigarette and lit it, the hollow ache in his chest finally easing just a fraction.
If someone had told him in the past that his emotions would be dictated by a girl—that he would be plagued by this constant anxiety of losing her—he would have laughed in their face.
But now that it was happening to him, he finally understood the uncontrollable nature of falling for someone.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you so much for the updates today. Now that Yvonne knows that Gonzalez has established who's really in charge of the Hansen house hold she and her mother are treading carefully. It will be interesting to see how Jenny will get the information to see if Adrian is paying for Norah....
With Adrian last comment, he's gonna get whipped and wonder what happened. Thank you so so much for the updates....
May we please have more updates. Thank you....
I would like for Norah to secretly have her memory restored and not tell anyone just to observe how everyone is trying to keep mess going....
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...