Find Me In Your Labyrinth

Chapter 817

Around noon, Estelle asked Mr. Malcom to join her for a meal at Xavier’ barbecue joint, since she hadn’t seen Xavier since New Year.

Norah was also there, bustling around in a grey and pink tracksuit, full of youthful energy.

Zachary and the others got on well with Norah, affectionately calling her by her first name.

When Estelle went to the kitchen, Xavier was out back having a smoke, a little dog was yapping around him.

Hearing footsteps, Xavier turned to see Estelle and immediately put on a smile, “Started work yet?”

“Yep.” Estelle, a bit scared of dogs, didn’t dare approach, just stood behind Xavier and asked, “Where’d the dog come from?”

Xavier explained, “Seems like it’s a prop from some movie crew at Movie Center, they left it here after they were done. Norah feeds it from time to time, so it keeps coming back for more.”

he threw a bone

barbecue joint has made in the last couple of months, I’ve given Zachary and the others their cut,

don’t want it!”

know you’ve been sending money to Wolf and the others every month, it should be our thing, not just yours to bear. Take it!” Xavier insisted, pushing the card

indifferently, “What I’m doing is our thing, are you giving me this money to make a

know that’s not what I mean!”

of money. Estelle laughed lightly, “I have enough money, keep it. In case the restaurant

didn’t press further, only saying, “If you

“Got it!”

stubbed out his cigarette, crushing it underfoot, then said, “There’s

opened onto a small yard, usually cluttered with odds and ends. Since Norah came, she had planted a few flower pots here, one of which was blooming

bench, waiting for Xavier

time, talk to Norah. Ask her to go back and work in her family’s business, or find some other internship. She shouldn’t be here.” Estelle was a

well.”