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
Cecilia finally broke the tension. “Enough. Let’s go in and eat.”Adora quietly exhaled.She had expected a headache the moment they got back, and sure enough, two rounds of drama and they hadn’t even made it past the front steps.The family filed into the main house.At the head of the living room
“Adora, my injury has nothing to do with you. Don’t blame yourself. Once we're back, if my family says anything, just ignore it.” Louis knew she felt guilty and tried to ease her mind.Adora turned around, her beautiful eyes blinking at him. She lowered his hand into her palm and spoke softly, “No
Among the crowd stood a senior official from the state department. One look at the scene, and he understood exactly what was going on.Adora, holding onto Louis’s arm, quietly said, “Sometimes, it’s not a bad thing when things blow up like this. “It forces those at the top to pay attention. Only th
“Eugene!” Jasmine snapped the moment those words left his mouth.But he wouldn’t back down. “It’s true! Adora and I grew up together—we’ve known each other since we were teenagers. We were childhood sweethearts, and now my uncle just steps in and…”“Eugene.”Mainard’s voice cut through like a blade







