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
Noah couldn’t remember those medical terms, but he knew Ruby was in bad shape.“Yeah, got it.”After ending the call, Louis looked at his wife. “Ruby’s awake. Didn’t you say you wanted to see her?”Adora was genuinely surprised. “She really is tough.”“Not for long. If she had just rested and follow
"Yeah." Laura nodded. "He said you guys live right above him.""That's right, but it's pretty far out. I rarely stay there. Adora hasn’t even been."Louis had mentioned it once, but Adora thought it was too much of a hassle and never bothered going.She wasn’t picky about where they lived anyway.Th
Adora was even more amazed. “Was it… checking if her babies were doing okay?”“Yeah, that’s what I figured too. So, I crouched down, took out my phone, and showed her a video of Blackie and White play-fighting at home.”As she listened, for some reason, Adora’s eyes suddenly stung like sand had gott
On the way back to Nathan’s place, neither of them said a word.But the quieter it got, the thicker the tension became—charged and humming with something unmistakably electric.By the time they were halfway there, Nathan had to roll the windows down just to cool himself off.The moment they stepped







