LOGINAfter thanking the officers, Louis checked the time—it was already half past nine.“Let’s head home. The temperature’s dropping; I don’t want anyone catching a cold.”Marcus stood still, muttering under his breath, “But Loraine’s favorite singer hasn’t even gone on yet…”Louis turned sharply toward
“He said he was thirsty, so I went to buy him a drink. I clearly told him not to move and when I got back, he was gone!”Loraine’s face went pale with worry. “Let’s look for him right now! I saw security guards and some police officers earlier. We can ask them for help!”The three of them forgot all
Mason, the quieter and more composed one, simply listened to the music, occasionally nodding along to the rhythm.The youngest, Manuel, was too short to see the stage at all, swallowed up by the crowd and left with nothing but the thundering music pounding in his ears.Before long, he got restless.
“Marcus, every time you sneak out, you use the same excuse,” Manuel said, crossing his arms. “Can’t you at least come up with something new?”Marcus froze. Loraine quickly jumped in with a smile. “Manuel, we really do have something serious to take care of this time. It’s boring stuff. You’d have w
“Raine, look, your fingers need to lift here, then drop cleanly. Watch my hand when I play.”In the Walker family’s grand music room, young Mason was patiently teaching Loraine how to play the piano.Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, half spilling over the glossy surface of the hundred-tho
Grace tried to lift her head, but she was too weak to manage even that small movement.A nurse quickly stepped forward and raised the head of the bed so that Grace only needed to lower her gaze to see the tiny baby in Laura’s arms.“A daughter… girls are so sweet,” Grace murmured, the words faint bu
Nathan had long wanted to help Laura cut ties with the Shaw family but never found the right moment.He didn’t expect that after working late tonight and stopping by the law firm on a whim, he would stumble upon this scene.With Warren handing him such a perfect opportunity, there was no way Nathan
“Oh, don’t be so sensitive, will you? This song really is pretty old,” Laura explained.If not for those recent singing shows where someone covered the singer’s hit, bringing all the other songs back into popularity, she wouldn’t even have known this one.Seeing Nathan sulk, Laura tried to coax him.
Laura couldn’t bring herself to refuse.The moment she slid into the back seat, the thick scent of alcohol hit her, far stronger than the faint trace clinging to her own clothes.She turned her head—Nathan wasn’t passed out, but his smile was hazy, his gaze unfocused.“Have you been waiting for long
After hanging up, Laura turned to her colleague beside her. “Linda, I need to go downstairs for a bit. If Chris looks for me, please give me a call.”Her colleague nodded, and Laura quickly left her desk.Nathan’s car was parked boldly right at the building’s main entrance. The moment Laura stepped







