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
"She suffered?" Adora let out a loud, scornful laugh, sweeping her hand toward the grand estate around her. "She’s been living in this luxury, sleeping in my bedroom, wearing my jewelry, throwing out my clothes, and taking my allowance, all while parading around as the esteemed daughter of the Mat
But Nathan wasn’t afraid to keep teasing. “So, it turns out no one is perfect. You’ve been a top student since school, always ahead of everyone. You chose medicine and were immediately hailed as a prodigy. “Even my dad still talks about you, saying you’re the most talented and hardworking student
Ruby muttered under her breath, "She’s probably up to no good. The minute she saw Eugene, she asked him for two hundred thousand dollars… who knows what for."No one responded.With the police digging into the trafficking case from years ago, Ruby felt like she was sitting on a ticking time bomb. G
Ruby’s face froze, completely stunned. "You…"She had HIV and she still had the nerve to prostitute herself? Wasn’t she afraid of the consequences?Theodore’s face turned crimson. "Adora! What nonsense are you spouting? Have you no sense of decency, no dignity as a proper young lady?"Adora gave him







