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
Louis’ lips curved in a sly smile. His fingers tilted his wife’s chin as he gave a proud little scoff. “And who was it the other night, wide awake at midnight, shamelessly teasing me? Now you’re playing dumb?”Three months after giving birth, Adora went for her postpartum checkup. The doctor said s
Louis said the extra five or six pounds probably ended up there—though it was a bit exaggerated, it wasn’t far from the truth.“Dr. Walker must be exhausted being a dad now. I haven’t seen him for so long, and today he looks so much thinner!” Claire continued.Adora didn’t mention that her husband’s
“Yes, let their mother decide!” Ronald actually agreed with the idea at once. “Adora is clever. Let her choose.”Louis naturally had no objection to letting his wife name the boys.Adora, however, felt the weight of the task press down on her.She spent the entire day turning names over in her mind
Thankfully, Sherry knew exactly how these things went.Seeing Louis’ patience wearing thin, she quickly stepped in to smooth things over. “Adora just gave birth—she’s weak and needs rest. Let’s get her back to the ward. The babies are hungry too, they’ll need feeding soon, so it’s best not to distu







