Gonzalez's deep-set eyes held a calm expression as he nodded. "Just got back."
He pushed a freshly prepared milk tea across the table toward her. "Have a seat."
Bathed in the sunlight, Norah smiled radiantly, her luminous skin glowing. "Thank you!"
She took the cup, her soft pink lips wrapping around the straw as she took a generous sip, then glanced up at him with a sweet smile.
Gonzalez's gaze grew a shade darker. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice came out a bit huskier than usual. "Thank you for clearing Circe's name."
He was grateful she had defended him without a second thought.
Norah's eyes widened in surprise. "You knew about that?"
He nodded. "I did."
She flushed slightly. "No need to thank me. Circe is such a good cat and never ruins things. I knew right away she was being framed."
A cryptic smile touched his lips. "Everyone knew the truth, really. But only a kid would be stubborn enough to drag it out into the light."
She blinked, her mind catching up a beat later. "Are you calling me a kid?" she scoffed.
Gonzalez just smiled, saying nothing.
Letting the comment slide for now, she furrowed her brow. "Wait, do you mean Grandpa Hanson knew Circe was innocent the whole time?"
Gonzalez turned his head to look deeper into the garden. The foliage was lush and green, but the overgrown shrubbery swallowed the clean lines of the landscaping, leaving it looking chaotic and neglected.
"Whether Circe was framed or not doesn't matter to him," he said quietly.
The real issue was the animosity between his son and his wife. It was the simple fact that Hannah and her daughter couldn't stand his presence, and Simon Hanson was completely powerless to fix it.

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