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
“Ah!”The sudden jolt of intense, aching relief made Adora cry out. She whipped around and snapped, “Louis Walker, what the hell are you doing? Are you seriously trying something right now?”“So dramatic.” Louis remained perfectly calm, giving her a side glance. “That’s a pressure point near your
This obedience wasn’t an act, nor was it manipulation.In front of such kind members of the Walker family, she was more than willing to play the good daughter-in-law.It reflected well on Louis, after all.Her sharp edges and thorns were reserved for outsiders and enemies.Cecilia had always critici
Louis, worried about his mother’s condition, stepped forward to check on her first. Seeing that her vitals were gradually stabilizing, he finally felt a little more at ease and said, “I have severe oligospermia. It was diagnosed during my physical last year. “It’s pretty serious, so I can’t have c
“If you’d like, I can clear out a room in the apartment and turn it into a studio for you. That way, you can paint whenever you have time.“I’ve studied your earlier work. It was bold, vivid, full of color—confident, like the socialite everyone used to admire. “If you pick up painting again, I real







