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
“Adora, truth is, I’m not great at dealing with women either. I didn’t expect to be thinking about marriage this soon. "We’re both new at this. Let’s just take our time, figure it out together.”Curled in his arms, Adora felt all her resistance melt away.When he said he wasn’t good with women, she
And yet now, that instinct had surfaced—strong and undeniable.He wanted to protect this woman.He wanted to cradle her in the palm of his hand, hold her like something precious, speak to her gently, wrap her in warmth.He wanted to pour so much love into her that it would wash away the shadows in h
Adora stared at him, a trace of hesitation in her eyes. She had long known that Louis would eventually ask about the past. She’d even thought about how she would tell him and whether he’d believe her.Seeing her hesitation, Louis quickly added, "I’m just trying to understand what you went through.
Adora hadn’t even crossed that line with Louis yet, but the way she spoke made her sound like a seasoned expert, as if they were already lovers, completely at ease and enamored with each other.At her age, and raised as a proper lady, Jasmine had always carried herself with poise and elegance. But







