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
For a man who stood a towering six-foot-three, Louis felt it was downright infuriating to be toyed with so effortlessly by his own wife.At the hospital, everyone in his department could tell something was off about Louis these past few days. It didn’t look like the aftermath of a marital spat, but
Hearing her say, "I don’t even mind," Louis turned back to glare at his wife, then threw out a curt, "I’m going to work. You head to school."Normally, he would have walked her to the car with gentle words and a loving hug for goodbye.But today, he didn’t have the mood. He simply turned on his heel
After everything that happened with Ruby and Eugene’s deaths, Adora’s outlook had grown steadier and more grounded.Hearing her final words, Louis lowered his gaze and looked at her with deep affection. “Don’t worry. I’ll always be on your side.”When they returned to the Walker estate, Adora was s
Although Louis’ illness hadn’t been made public, since he was being treated in the very hospital where he worked, some of his colleagues inevitably found out.Soon, the news reached Aaron and his wife, which meant Nathan also knew.On the day of Louis’s surgery, Nathan and Laura rushed over early in







