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
"The Matthews family is really something—kicking out their biological daughter, spoiling the adopted one beyond control, and now that the real daughter has value, they’re forcing the adopted one to kneel and apologize in public.""You noticed that too? I also think this sudden change of heart isn’t
“Adora!”Peter couldn’t hold it in any longer. His anger boiled over again, but Lilian was quicker, she snatched the phone from his hand.“Adora, sweetheart, it’s Mom and Dad,” she said, voice warm and coaxing. “We’re here to bring you home. Just tell the security to let us in, okay?”Adora let ou
"I won’t let go!" Eugene shouted, completely losing control as he turned the tables and started barking orders at his own uncle. "Louis, you’re the one who needs to back off! Let go of Adora!"Adora was caught in the middle.Louis had an arm around her shoulders, while Eugene gripped her arm with b
"I’m fine. You should go," Adora said coolly.Louis’ jaw tightened. "I came all the way here. You really think I’m just going to leave you like this?"His tone was clipped, his displeasure obvious, but seeing what she was going through, he quickly forced himself to rein it in."Forget it. Not worth







