Damian gave a subtle nod.
Estelle smiled faintly. "Alright. Good to know."
"We'll go prep the food and the grill," Damian said, telling the group to let him know if they needed anything. He then led Zachary and the others into the kitchen.
Sara looked around the dining area. "The atmosphere is nice. But I've heard the competition around here is fierce. You need serious backing to survive in this neighborhood."
Magdalen kept her eyes on Norah out of the corner of her eye and smiled. "You're right. When this place first opened, they had people causing trouble all the time. Fights broke out constantly. But our Boss Xavier took on a whole group of them single-handedly and scared them straight."
Sara looked impressed. "That's badass."
Norah spoke up, her tone thoughtful. "I think I've been here before."
It felt like a dream—a blurry shadow of a memory, yet everything seemed so intimately familiar.
Magdalen immediately pressed, "Have you, Norah?"
Norah shook her head. "I can't remember clearly."
Disappointment flickered in Magdalen's chest, but she kept her smile intact. "Don't force it then. We're just here for the barbecue today."
In the kitchen.
Zachary chopped vegetables and looked at Damian. "Did Norah really forget about us?"
Damian's expression was heavy. "Looks like it."
Zachary furrowed his brow. "How could she forget? Seeing her like that really breaks my heart."
"The boss is definitely hurting more than we are," Damian warned. "When he gets here, don't bring it up."
Zachary nodded, keeping his head down.
*
Back in the dining area, Kya couldn't sit still and kept trying to wander off to play.


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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
May we please have updates. Thank you....
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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....
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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....