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
She assumed it was another round of those relentless calls from a certain someone, but when she checked her phone, it turned out to be Laura."Hey, Laura?""Adora, can I borrow some money?" Laura’s voice was urgent, cutting straight to the point.Adora’s expression shifted slightly. "What happened?
Shane hadn’t expected a drunk woman, especially one drugged, to still have such fierce resistance.He lunged forward and tore open Laura’s shirt, but didn’t expect her to suddenly lift her head and bite down hard on his ear.The sharp pain made him cry out. He grabbed her hair and yanked her away,
Shane cursed under his breath. Reaching into his pocket, he found one last packet.A twisted grin spread across his face. He didn’t even bother mixing it with water this time.He grabbed Laura by the jaw and dumped the powder straight into her mouth, then cracked open a water bottle and forced it
That kind of daughter would probably be a handful for life.Louis followed her train of thought, imagining the future with a smile. “A girl like that would be perfect. At least she wouldn’t be the type to get pushed around.”“You want a daughter?” Adora turned to look at him.He was about to say, “I







