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 had meant to say, “Wasn’t it a failure last night? How could there be blood?”But halfway through the thought, it suddenly clicked.No wonder it hurt so much.It had happened.Well, technically, it started and ended almost immediately.Thinking back again, she suddenly realized what Louis had
She knew exactly what kind of humiliation Shane was going to force on her. He would make impossible demands, maybe even degrade her to the extreme.But she no longer had the right to say no.Panic and fear surged through her. After a brief hesitation, she asked in a trembling voice, “W-what kind o
“You’re too kind, Mrs. Walker,” the owner said with a graceful smile, then turned to Louis to confirm their order.Adora had never been to this place and wasn’t sure what was good, but she trusted Louis to know her tastes, so she let him handle it and turned her attention back to the group chat.Ell
Louis didn’t bother sugarcoating it. “Don’t waste money like that again. You work hard for your income too.”Linda froze, caught off guard, her expression stiffening with embarrassment.Several nurses and staff nearby sensed the tension from his tone and quickly made themselves scarce, not wanting







