MasukAfter 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
“Hmph, good thing they knew better!”Adora was speechless.The next morning, while Adora was tied up in meetings, her phone kept buzzing with message alerts on Messenger.When the meeting finally ended, she took a sip of water and picked up her phone, only to nearly spit the water out!Laura, Sherry
“Alright, I understand, I understand…” Adora nodded again and again, her eyes shining with light.Desmond’s face was just as bright. “Since the match is successful, the next step is to prepare for surgery. You and Louis should discuss when to schedule it. “After the procedure, you’ll need to stay
Nathan lived downstairs. Both he and Laura were busy.She was a lawyer often traveling for cases, and he flew all over for business.Whenever they couldn’t look after their daughter, the nanny would bring little Loraine Cook upstairs to stay with her godmother, eating and sleeping at the Walkers’.M
Adora’s body was gradually recovering.Technically, she was ready to be discharged, but she chose to remain in the hospital to stay close to her husband.The Walker elders supported her decision, reasoning that with doctors checking in daily, it was safer than going home to recuperate.As for meals,







