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
Boys did need strict discipline, and on this point Adora fully supported her husband—she would never go against him or undermine his authority.Sure enough, after a short while under their father’s stern hand, the brothers hugged and made up, then happily ran off to play something else.Louis headed
Over the past few months, Louis had prepared thoroughly. He had spoken with countless obstetric specialists and even hired two doctors from Port City who specialized in extraperitoneal C-sections.Those doctors had arrived two days ago, originally planning to wait until Adora reached full term to s
He was so gentle, attentive, and careful, that she almost felt embarrassed, as if she were being too fussy.So, in the end, she took the lead herself, sparing them both the drawn-out hesitation that was driving her mad.Just as they finished, the faint sound of a baby crying drifted in.Louis gave a
Laura pressed on. “And after that?”“That accident left Zachary’s sister-in-law badly injured too. Since they were at fault, the compensation was small, and the family was buried in debt.”“That’s tragic…”“And then his younger sister met a man at the factory where she worked. She insisted on marryi







