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
"Even though it’s past midnight, I still have to give you your birthday present." She smiled gently.Louis recognized the logo on the brocade box immediately and frowned slightly. "Why did you buy such an expensive watch?""With your status, Louis, a cheap one wouldn’t do you justice," Adora replie
“Yeah, I’ve got things covered here at the hospital. Don’t worry.”After Mainard left, Louis turned back and returned to Adora’s side.She was on the phone.Claire had really come back to Capital City and was asking if Adora had time to go with her to the coffee festival.Adora wasn’t in the mood fo
“It’s just a surface wound. I’ll be fine,” Louis reassured her.“How can you say that? The cut is so deep. What if it damaged a nerve?”It wouldn’t just affect surgery in the future; even his day-to-day life could be compromised.The doctors arrived quickly.One glance at Louis’ wound and their expr
That kind of burden always ends up falling on the rest of the family—whether through guilt or just a sense of duty.In fact, it didn't even need to be guilt-tripping. The other siblings see their parents wearing themselves down with worry, and out of love, they stepped in to clean up after the one







