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
Linda stared at him, stunned. She clearly hadn’t expected him to respond so unconventionally.Louis, seeing her reaction and sensing her reluctance, shifted his gaze away indifferently and stood up to leave the consultation room."Dr. Walker," Linda quickly followed, swallowing before continuing, "
Before Jasmine could respond, Louis ended the call.If it wasn’t his sister who had told, then who was it?He had briefly suspected Mainard and Sherry, but that didn’t add up either—his brother was still away on a business trip, and Sherry had been juggling work and looking after their youngest son.
"What’s the meaning of this?" He turned to his mother, voice sharp and filled with disbelief. "You gave her a three-year deadline—if she can’t have a child, she has to leave me?"Cecilia corrected him, "She’s the one who brought it up. That girl is trying to sell me dreams."Louis didn’t buy it.Th
Louis felt his heart soften completely. That swelling warmth inside him surged like a rising tide, intoxicating and irresistible.If a woman was always gentle, sweet, and dependent, the person being relied on might not feel anything special—perhaps even grow tired of it over time.But when a woman







