Se connecterAfter 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
Peter’s face darkened as he looked over. In that luxury car sat a young man, clearly more handsome and younger than him.Lilian spotted it too, narrowing her eyes and cursing under her breath. “Shameless! Flirting around! All that money you have will be swindled away by some man sooner or later!”W
The tension in the room snapped taut, just as the ambulances arrived to take away several guests with severe poisoning symptoms.Seizing the moment, Louis moved quickly to shield Adora. “Stay back. The police are here now. They’ll handle it.”She glanced up at him. “Are you alright? You didn’t drink
Adora’s smile stretched so wide it nearly reached her ears, her voice lifting with a playful lilt. “When did you get up? I didn’t hear a thing…”“I’ve been up almost an hour. Got too hungry, so I went to find something to eat,” Louis said, rolling the cart to the side of the bed. “After all, I’m th
But now that Nathan was in there too, the two of them working together like a well-oiled team, she decided not to play the third wheel.Adora headed upstairs to wash up and changed into something comfortable for lounging at home.By the time she came back down, the table was already set with steamin







