Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan) novel Chapter 3270

Sara, well past her own limits, slurred in surprised recognition. "Gon... Gonzalez!"

Adrian immediately bristled, stepping forward with a deep scowl. "What are you doing here?"

Gonzalez ignored him completely. His intense gaze remained entirely focused on Norah. "Can you stand?"

Her cheeks were flushed a deep crimson, and her lips were glistening with beer. Staring up at him in a daze, she mumbled softly, "Gonzalez!"

A wave of overwhelming tenderness crashed through him. "We're going home," he said, his voice dropping an octave.

Norah just offered him a goofy, lopsided smile.

That single smile melted away every ounce of his residual anger. Plucking the bottle from her grip, he wrapped an arm around her waist and hoisted her up.

Half her weight sagged against his chest, but she didn't fight him, willingly letting him guide her toward the exit.

Seeing them together sent a violent surge of jealousy through Adrian. He stepped directly into Gonzalez's path, his eyes burning with rage. "Where do you think you're taking her?"

Gonzalez's expression hardened into pure ice. "Move."

Adrian sneered. "You caused her so much pain, and now you just waltz back into her life under a fake identity? Do you think the past is just erased? If she remembered who you really were, she would despise you!"

Fueled by liquid courage, Adrian unleashed every ounce of his pent-up resentment. "Taking advantage of a woman who lost her memory just to crawl back into her bed—you're pathetic, and I completely despise you!"

Hearing the raised voices, Norah winced, her head throbbing. She stared blankly at Adrian's furious face, utterly confused by the shouting.

Gonzalez didn't waste a single word justifying himself. Maintaining a gentle but unbreakable hold on Norah's shoulder, he stepped around the younger man.

"Norah, don't go with him!" Adrian lunged, grabbing Norah's arm. "Stay away from him!"

That was the absolute limit of Gonzalez's patience. The second Adrian's fingers closed around Norah, Gonzalez ripped his arm free and drove a brutal punch straight into Adrian's jaw.

The force of the blow sent Adrian stumbling backward.

Adrian tried to go after them, but Sara grabbed his shirt. "Let it go! Look at him—do you honestly think you can take him in a fight?"

Adrian stood there, suffocating on his own bitter defeat. He had convinced himself that Norah's amnesia was a clean slate, a chance for him to finally win her over. But somehow, after everything, she was still effortlessly drawn right back to Gonzalez.

*

Gonzalez drove Norah back to the apartment.

She was a peaceful drunk. She didn't cry or fuss; she simply slept through the entire ride.

When they arrived at The Eden Apartments, Gonzalez unbuckled her from the passenger seat and carried her effortlessly all the way up to the twenty-seventh floor.

Once inside, he laid her gently onto the plush sofa before heading into the kitchen to brew a hangover remedy.

A few minutes later, he returned to the living room to find Norah sprawled comfortably over the cushions, with Circe happily perched on her chest, purring and licking her hair.