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
Laura didn’t realize how hard she’d pressed—her hand covered not only Nathan’s mouth but his nose too, making him grunt in protest.When she noticed, she quickly let go and leaned closer in concern. “Are you okay?”Nathan complained, “We just got married, and you’re already trying to kill your husba
Nathan noticed she was far more at ease now, even sparring with him a little, and his handsome face lit up with amusement. “If you really poisoned me, I’d just cling to you for life.”Laura couldn’t be bothered to respond.She lifted the spaghetti from the pot, layered the crispy bacon and fried egg
After hanging up, Laura turned to her colleague beside her. “Linda, I need to go downstairs for a bit. If Chris looks for me, please give me a call.”Her colleague nodded, and Laura quickly left her desk.Nathan’s car was parked boldly right at the building’s main entrance. The moment Laura stepped
As soon as they left his parents’ place and stepped into the elevator, Nathan clung to Laura like glue, wrapping his arms tightly around her.“Oh, stop it, there are cameras,” she said with a playful laugh, pushing at him.“Who cares?”Grinning, Nathan only pulled her closer, kissing her again and a







