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
Adora didn’t go with them.The fact that she had even shown up today was already an act of mercy. She couldn’t bring herself to play out some touching mother–daughter scene.She wouldn’t pretend, and she wouldn’t force it.Louis looked at her gently. “Do you want to wait until they’re done, or head
Adora paused for a moment before walking forward.Lilian had been sitting there expressionless, her gaze dull and lifeless. It was only when she sensed someone stopping in front of her that she slowly lifted her head.When she saw who it was, a change flickered in her eyes, her focus slowly sharpen
Peter’s face darkened as he looked over. In that luxury car sat a young man, clearly more handsome and younger than him.Lilian spotted it too, narrowing her eyes and cursing under her breath. “Shameless! Flirting around! All that money you have will be swindled away by some man sooner or later!”W
Her strictly business demeanor left Lilian with nothing more to say. Peter glanced at the envelope, then at Adora. “Thank you. And please pass along my thanks to Mr. Tucker.”“Of course. I’ll be sure to let him know.”One of Adora’s colleagues stepped forward with two folders. “Mr. Matthews, given







