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
"Am I not allowed to touch up my makeup?" Adora replied righteously, then asked the waiter for the restroom and turned to leave.Laura suddenly realized what was going on.Adora was copying her playbook—ditching her with a smile. She never thought that months later, the boomerang would come flying
Eugene’s face turned bright red from the humiliation. He wanted to argue back, but Louis had already hung up.Lying in his arms, Ruby had heard every word exchanged between the two sides loud and clear.As Eugene let the phone slip from his hand, she smiled in satisfaction. Sitting up on her knees
Grace meeting force, turning complication into clarity, mastering the moment by flowing with it.After saying that, Adora kept a gentle smile on her face, eyes fixed on the handsome face in front of her.But Louis already saw right through her. He scowled, raised his hand, and pinched her soft chee
“But it’s already been days. All the evidence is gone. Reporting it wouldn’t lead to a conviction. It’d just waste time and energy. “She backed out at the last moment, so in a way, she made up for it. I don’t want to pursue it further. I’ll just move out.”After spending some time together, Adora h







