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
Nathan glanced at his buddy and scoffed. "I’m sure that’s not exactly how he phrased it."Adora held back a laugh and stayed on topic. "So, what do you think? Are you open to getting to know Laura a bit more? Maybe you two really are a good match.""She’s a great girl—poised, proper, comes from a g
Ruby trembled as she gritted her teeth, fists clenched so tightly they shook, looking like a vengeful demon out for blood."If I can’t get to Adora, then you’ll do!" she growled, her voice low and vicious as she lunged at Louis.But Louis didn’t flinch. Before she could reach him, he calmly said, “
Adora let out a quiet laugh. "Sounds like you’ve got a good impression of him.""Mainly because I’ve met way too many weirdos on blind dates. Compared to them, Mr. Cook is practically perfect."Perfect? Adora hadn’t expected her best friend to rate Nathan that highly.She quickly tried to nudge her
Nathan couldn’t take it anymore and asked curiously, "What’s so great about Louis anyway? “Aside from that face that tricks everyone, he’s cold as ice, his words are sharper than poison, and he has no clue how to care for people.“Yet all of you are head over heels for him."Rachel shot her son a g







