MasukAfter 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
The moment she said that, Louis, who was leaning lazily behind her, nearly burst out laughing.When it came to veiled sarcasm and salting wounds with a smile, no one could top his wife.The Matthews family knew perfectly well how insincere that remark was, but they couldn’t call her out on it.Not w
At that moment, Peter, still injured and slumped on the floor, staggered to his feet. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he shouted, “Mom, are you out of your mind? The company’s already a mess thanks to her! “She owns more shares than anyone except Dad. What, we’re supposed to work fo
Louis nodded, his brows lifting with anticipation. “The real show’s about to begin.”“I told them to meet me at Riverpoint Residence tomorrow. They’ll probably think I’m planning to lend them money. “I’ll lay it all out face to face and make sure their hopes are crushed completely.” Adora could al
Peter was seething, eyes bloodshot with rage.He’d been drinking nonstop these days, soaked in alcohol from morning to night. His head was foggy, and his body worn out.Now that he’d taken a beating, dizziness clouded his vision.He couldn’t even stand.Theodore, older and not in terrible shape, st







