LOGINAfter 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
White-Coat Deity typed, "We'll see next week. If I have time, I'll come."Adora was watching a movie when she noticed her messenger icon flashing repeatedly. She had no choice but to open it and take a look."Meeting up in person?" she typed back.She instinctively resisted the idea. After a momen
"Sympathy? I don’t owe her anything, so why should I feel sorry for her?" Louis scoffed at the thought. Why would he sympathize with a woman who accused him of being an incompetent doctor? The fact that he hadn’t cursed her out was already generous enough. Like he said before, her tragic fate
She extended her hand, revealing a ruby necklace resting in her palm.Ruby, who had been drowning in despair just moments ago, lit up with hope. Her entire demeanor shifted in an instant so much so that she nearly jumped with excitement. "Mom! Look! I told you—she stole it!"Tears still streaked h
Ruby had chipped her chin too, the scab dark and crusted over in blackish red. So once again, the weekend’s engagement party had to be postponed. When Adora stayed shut in her room for two straight days, the Matthews family started murmuring among themselves. “Mom, is she getting worse? Should







