Mag-log inAfter 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
Saturday arrived.Louis finished his work early and headed out to pick up Adora.Ruby, clearly still anxious Adora might not show, called again in the evening."We’re on our way," Adora said bluntly. "You seem awfully eager to get me there. What, laid a trap and just waiting for me to walk in?""Ad
It was work hours, and he was likely busy, probably wouldn’t see the message until tonight when he had time to respond.Beside him, Louis had just finished chatting with Nathan and noticed his phone was still buzzing. He picked it up again, only to see a message from Zachary on Messenger.“Dr. Walk
Louis glanced up at the clock on the wall. It was ten o’clock."I was just watching the news. It looks like several major roads are flooded and completely shut down, so…" He trailed off deliberately, eyes sliding over to Adora.When she met his gaze and realized exactly what he was implying, he fin
“Oh… alright…” Laura mumbled, then suddenly turned to ask, “Does his family even approve of the marriage? With Eugene still in the picture, are they treating you badly?”Adora gave a calm, faint smile. “Of course, they are. But Louis doesn’t care, and he told me not to care either.”Laura shook her







