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
Though people around the world leave this earth every moment for all sorts of reasons, it still felt unsettling that, in just over a month, four people from their own circle—Ruby, Eugene, Kenneth, and Shane—had all passed away one after another. It cast a heavy gloom over everything."Death comes f
“Yes, I’m heading to the room now.”After finishing the surgery, Louis saw Adora’s missed call on his phone and heard from a colleague that she had come by and asked for Cecilia’s room. He figured she was still there.He arrived shortly after, pushed open the door, and saw Adora helping Cecilia dri
Adora’s expression shifted in an instant. She turned to look at Louis, then quickly switched the call to speaker before asking, "Was it just an accident, or do you think someone was targeting them?"The question came naturally.Her mind flashing back to the fire that destroyed the Matthews estate.
Not to mention the mistress and her son turning against them—at this rate, it wouldn’t be long before the rest of the Turners started tearing each other apart like dogs fighting over scraps.Out in the courtyard, Adora kept an eye on Jace while chatting with Laura.“How’s your mom doing? Has the sur







