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 hadn’t even finished her sentence when Louis chuckled."What are you laughing at?""Relax. I’d never expect you to play house in the kitchen. No women in the Walker family know how to cook, and I’m certainly not going to start demanding it from you."He gave his word, then leaned down and kiss
Louis locked eyes with Adora, asking a question that seemed to strip away all his pride.There was a saying: the one who falls first, the one who loves more, always ends up losing.After all the push and pull between them, neither had dared to broach that question. Perhaps they'd both sensed the pu
Louis quickly stopped him. "Not yet. It's a personal matter. I'd rather not announce it in the group right now."He was still keeping it from Adora and hadn’t confessed that he was the so-called “White-Coat Deity.” If Miles said something in the group and she happened to see it, considering the dat
Louis had barely cracked the door open, one foot still inside, when her voice called out behind him. He turned around to see Adora standing there, wide-eyed, visibly tense.He blinked, puzzled.Wasn’t she the one threatening to throw him out not ten minutes ago?And now, she looked almost like she







