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
“Do you believe in karma?” Adora asked as soon as she settled into the car.Louis took her hand, glancing over at her. “You mean the Matthews family?”“Mm.” She sighed. “Ever since I came back, their downfall’s been like watching a building collapse. And in just a few months, two people are gone.”I
When Adora got off work, two bodyguards escorted her.On the way home, Laura sent her a message on Messenger, saying she’d be cooking dinner at home tonight.Laura was already a good cook, and in the past few months, she had been caring for her sick mother, often making soups and experimenting with
Cecilia took the chance to persuade them again. “I’m not trying to rush you but look at these younger ones—they’re all hoping for a little brother or sister. Louis is thirty already. It’s time he thought about having children.”Louis slipped back into his blunt, no-nonsense manner. Before his moth
In that split second, the lead undercover officer didn’t hesitate.He pulled the trigger.The gunshot cracked through the air, and Brian’s body jerked violently. His arm went slack, the knife slipping from his grasp.Lilian shrieked and dropped to the floor, covering her head.When Brian made a des







