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
The moment Louis stood up, a few girls in the salon practically swooned, eyes sparkling like cartoon stars as they stared at him.Meanwhile, every man nearby had their attention locked on Adora.Someone even whispered, “Is she a new celebrity? She’s stunning. Definitely going to be the talk of the t
Louis was still upset. He hadn’t gotten the response he wanted, so he said nothing and stood up to leave the dining room.“You’re not eating?”“No. Lost my appetite.”They were newlyweds who hadn’t even shared a real wedding night. He’d been injured, suffered through recovery, and now his wife want
Cecilia couldn’t help but voice her concern a few more times during the meal.She kept saying they must’ve had a hard time adjusting to the climate or suffered from all the travel.How else could they have lost so much weight and looked so pale?She repeatedly urged them to take a few days to rest a
Louis said, "I give everything I have to my patients. My conscience is clear, so that’s enough. I have a life of my own. “I have to keep it separate from my work. If I treated myself like some saint walking the earth, I’d be shackled for life.""That’s true. You’re clear-headed and wise," Adora nod







