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
“Of course, we’ll do as you say.”Laura’s gentle, well-mannered tone made Rachel like her even more. She smiled and ended the call.Just as Laura set the phone down and was about to stand, Nathan suddenly tugged on her arm.“Ah—!” Caught off guard, she stumbled straight into his arms, her forehead b
Nathan caught every word, clear as day.“Mr. Shaw, I don’t recall ever wronging you. Yet here you are, slandering me like I went and dug up your family’s grave.” Nathan strode forward, voice calm but laced with steel, his expression dark and taut.Warren stiffened, as though struck from behind, his
“Right, let the driver take you home. I’ll give him a call in a bit,” Nathan agreed with his mother’s arrangement.“Okay.” Laura didn’t want to act tough and make everyone worry, so she agreed right away.The conversation came to a pause. Nathan watched his wife eat, feeling homesick as his gaze sta
After a while, Laura finally drifted off to sleep.Back home, Nathan listened to her steady breathing through the phone. Only when he was sure she was asleep did he end the call and settle in for the night himself.Everything at work went smoothly for Laura, and the case turned out to be a huge succ







