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
They stepped out of the elevator into the underground parking lot, walking side by side.Just as they neared their car, a strange sound reached their ears—ragged breathing, low and erratic.Adora paused, turning her head. From behind a pillar, she caught a glimpse of someone’s silhouette. It looke
Louis said, “She probably didn’t have time to call the media last night.”They had barely made it out of the parking garage before jumping all over each other—no way either of them was thinking about tipping off the press in that moment.“Then who else…” Adora frowned, piecing things together. When
Louis hadn’t expected her to bring this up so suddenly. His expression grew more serious as he sat up slightly and looked at her."Who said anything about having kids right now? We haven’t even… fully become husband and wife. You’re thinking way too far ahead."Adora shook her head. Her eyes, clea
Louis turned, startled, eyes wide with surprise.Adora lifted her gaze, looking up at him with an innocent, slightly dazed expression."What? You don’t want me close to you?""Not at all." He swallowed, then immediately pulled her into his arms, unable to hide his delight."I’ve only been trying to







