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
In truth, Sherry felt deeply torn inside—part of her hoped her husband would be a match, and part of her dreaded that he might be.But this wasn’t something she could ever say to Adora.On the bed, Louis had one boy in each arm, the picture of patience. Just moments ago, the twins had been bickerin
Moreover, thinking back to the call, he felt something was off with Adora as well.Knowing his wife, the moment she heard news like this, she would drop everything and race back to the hospital to be with him for surgery.Yet she still insisted on going home first.The boys mattered too, but in this
Louis answered the phone. “Hello…”“Uncle,” came Noah’s voice on the other end, hesitant and nervous. “I… I found out who it was…”Louis’s brow furrowed. “Who?”The voice grew even more faltering. “It was… it must have been my mom who said something.”His mother? Louis blinked, taken aback. He tho
Adora frowned, puzzled.“What’s wrong? Are Mason or Marcus not feeling well?” She assumed her husband was urging her home because the boys were sick.“No, nothing like that. I just got off early today, came home, and neither you nor the kids were here, so I thought I’d call.”“Oh…” Adora let out a b







