Mag-log inAfter 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
But she couldn’t shake him off.Not only did he not let go, he went further—pulling her straight into his arms."Louis Walker!" Adora snapped, clearly angry."Honey…" he murmured again, tightening his arms around her.He didn’t say much, but the way he softened and clung to her—it was obvious he was
“I have high standards for myself and live with integrity. I don’t need you going on high alert over every little thing.”She finished her sentence with an eye roll at her husband. “Go to sleep.”Louis lay there, feeling all sorts of things.He had no doubt about his wife's charm, but his natural po
Adora figured he was still at work and didn’t want to disturb him. She lay down and said coolly, “Go on, get back to work. I’m tired.”Louis stood there with a dark expression, stealing glances at his wife, clearly wanting to say something but eventually turning and leaving.Once the door closed, A
Louis smiled. "Even if I had explained, would you have believed me?"Adora paused, then nodded slowly. "You’re right… I didn’t have a good first impression of you. Even if you had tried, I probably wouldn’t have listened.""Exactly. So why waste my breath?" Louis’s tone was calm, his words light b







