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
It was a fleeting entanglement—nothing more than a moment shared.It came and went.They had never made promises to each other.And with that in mind, Laura was free to do as she pleased. She didn’t owe Nathan an explanation. She could dine with whoever she wanted, get in whichever car she liked.
“No, absolutely not. You can’t lose your head. If your mom knew you were marrying some old guy just to pay for her treatment, she’d be furious.”“Oh, come on, just let me finish.” Laura waved a hand, cutting her off and picking up where she left off. “So, he came to the hospital, found out my mom
She pressed her lips together, glanced at him, then quickly looked away. "You’ve been so busy lately—you haven’t had time to work out, have you?""Yeah, pretty much. My muscles are about to disappear," Louis said with a self-deprecating smile, then looked up at her. "What, are you not impressed an
The officer didn’t get to finish his sentence.Ruby’s countdown had already reached “Three.”Adora gave a quick “Got it” and, without hesitation, turned and walked toward the edge of the rooftop."Adora..." Louis instinctively reached out but didn’t dare pull her back.All he could do was stare at h







