MasukAfter 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
"Hurt? Maybe a little. But it’s only because my heart hurts for you."Nathan’s eyes shook violently as he stared at her, his expression so dark and furious it looked as if he might strangle her at any moment.A chill ran down Laura’s spine, her heart hanging high with dread.In the heavy silence, sh
“Why?”Adora glanced at her goddaughter, saw the little girl focused only on her meal, and leaned close to whisper in Laura’s ear. “He had a vasectomy today—the permanent kind.”“What?” Laura’s face lit with shock. “And he still went back to work instead of coming home?”“He’s resting at the apartme
It wasn’t until today that Laura truly understood her mother’s intentions, and only then could she finally release the pain she had been holding in for so long.Before they had even calmed down, a knock came at the ward door, and Vivian entered with her son.Laura quickly composed herself and stood
Nathan lowered his hands and looked at the furious woman in front of him, frowning as he explained, "I did this for you. That bastard tricked you into marriage. He swings both ways!""What?"Laura’s face froze in shock. She panted for breath, staring at him in disbelief."It’s true, I’m not lying."







