Se connecterAfter 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
In the living room downstairs, the Matthews family was in the middle of discussing how to arrange things for Adora when a sharp scream suddenly rang out from upstairs. The three of them jumped to their feet in shock.Before they could even ask what had happened, Ruby came bursting out, then tumbled
“Forget it. There’s nothing left to say between us. I don’t care if you send me his number or not.” With that, Adora ended the call without hesitation.Had she known how nauseating this conversation would be, she wouldn’t have answered in the first place.Laura, who had overheard enough of the exch
Adora remained calm. The result didn’t surprise her.“Alright, got it. Thanks.” She hung up, then turned to Laura. “I need a favor.”“You don’t have to be polite with me,” Laura replied. “Just say it.”“I need you to go to the Matthews estate today. Tell them you’re looking for me and that you’ve
"No, it wasn't me!" Ruby immediately denied it. "Dad, Mom! It was Adora. She stuffed that thing into my clothes. My head was covered, I couldn't see anything... "I thought it was a snake. I was so scared, I just said whatever she told me to! She was forcing a confession out of me! "Officer, she f







