MasukAfter 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
Adora noticed two buttons missing from Nathan’s shirt and spotted scratch marks on his neck. Thinking back to what had happened in the car, she immediately felt embarrassed and guilty."Regardless, you’re Laura’s savior. Once she’s better, she’ll definitely thank you herself," she said, grateful on
Before she could finish, Jace’s excited voice rang out, “Uncle Louis, Aunt Adora, are you making a baby again?”Louis and Adora both went silent, utterly speechless.After dinner, when Jace found out Louis and Adora were staying at the estate for the night, he refused to leave, insisting on sleeping
On the other end, Nathan sounded urgent. “Hurry, put your wife on. Her best friend might be in trouble!”Louis didn’t hesitate. He immediately handed the phone to Adora. “It’s Nathan. He says it’s about Laura.”Adora’s expression changed instantly. She grabbed the phone. “Hello? Nathan…”“Adora, I
Shane hadn’t expected a drunk woman, especially one drugged, to still have such fierce resistance.He lunged forward and tore open Laura’s shirt, but didn’t expect her to suddenly lift her head and bite down hard on his ear.The sharp pain made him cry out. He grabbed her hair and yanked her away,







