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
"I’m the same. From the moment I chose this major, I already planned out my future. “If I hadn’t been trafficked for those three years, I would’ve made progress in this field by now."Adora was never someone who drifted aimlessly. Even back in high school, she had a clear vision of her future and
As he spoke, Adora kept nodding while staring at her phone like a pecking chick.Seeing how distracted she was, Louis reached out and pinched her soft cheek, his tone firmer. "Don’t roll your eyes at me. You really don’t take good care of yourself. I don’t even know how you made it this far.""I kn
On top of that glowing praise Adora had just given him, Louis was completely over the moon.There was no way he could let that pass without a proper kiss.Adora’s breath was caught under his, and after a few seconds of enduring it, she couldn’t help but slap at him. "Stop it! We’re at the school ga
Louis sat up straight in bed, his face tense and grim.Next to him, Adora stirred awake, having vaguely heard the voice coming through his phone. She blinked her eyes open. “What happened?”“Did you call an ambulance? Get him to the hospital now.” Louis didn’t answer her question. He was already







