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
Laura didn’t dare look at him. Pretending to be busy, she turned to tidy up the corners of the apartment. “I wasn’t thinking anything… drink whatever you want.”Nathan lowered his head, rubbing the bridge of his nose to hide the smile he couldn’t suppress.The room went quiet for a few seconds. Watc
On the way to the hospital, Rachel called after hearing the news, asking about Laura’s condition.By then, the contractions had already begun, fast and intense—nothing like what Laura had read or heard about first-time births.When they arrived, she was immediately taken to a private maternity suite
At the night market, besides the many stalls, there were also music students from Crestford University performing.They didn’t care much about making money, it was more about passion and spontaneity.The two of them sat outside. After Laura ordered, she leaned on one hand and watched a young street
As Nathan kissed her, Laura was still trying to protect the box of pastries in her arms, afraid they’d get crushed.In the end, she could barely speak. “You’re crushing them… you’re crushing them…”Only then did Nathan let her go, his eyes still burning with desire.“I’ll take the pastries. Go back







