ANMELDENAfter 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
“This is medicine. It’s the process of creating life. One of humanity’s greatest miracles. What, your mind’s in the gutter again?”Adora didn’t even try to argue.Creating life really was a profound thing, but the process leading up to it...Before she could dwell on it, Louis had already swept her
At that point, Fiona had nothing more to say. Instead, she felt a little embarrassed and murmured, "Actually, I can't really blame you for this. Adora did tell me things were dangerous lately... I just didn’t expect it to be this serious."Louis' phone rang. He turned around to take the call and di
Louis' hand rested gently on Adora’s belly.He thought to himself—this was still his own flesh and blood.Even if they’d never meet, maybe he could at least say a quiet hello.So, he slowly caressed her stomach, giving it a gentle pat before pulling his hand back.Then he looked at her and said it,
By coincidence, Lilian also came to check on Ruby after hearing the news.She hadn’t expected to run into Shane outside the ICU. Casting him a cold, sidelong glance, she chose to ignore him entirely.Lilian walked over to speak with the doctor about Ruby’s condition. The doctor shook his head with







