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
Back then, the whole reason they’d invested so heavily in their eldest daughter was to help her climb the social ladder.They never imagined their plans would be ruined by an adopted daughter.Even more unexpected was that their disgraced eldest daughter would somehow defy all odds and marry into a
Besides, Nathan truly did a lot for them last night. That kind of favor deserved a proper thank-you in person, so Laura ought to know the details.Of course, Adora had her own small ulterior motive.Even though Louis said she was playing matchmaker and that Laura wasn’t Nathan’s type, she couldn’t h
After thinking it through, Mainard decided that letting their youngest son be shared between both families might be the perfect arrangement.Sherry shot him a glance and exposed his thoughts, “You were thinking about letting them adopt him, weren’t you? But since you knew I wouldn’t agree, you came
On the other end, Louis frowned, his brows drawing tight.She didn’t answer the call?Was she still mad?He had no choice but to send a message.Adora felt a pang of regret after hanging up.What if he really had something important to say? Like if Cecilia’s condition had worsened and she had to be







