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
Nathan had still been sulking at her earlier, but after hearing that, he couldn’t help feeling a pang of sympathy.“Now that you’re earning your own money, you don’t have to be so frugal anymore, do you?”Laura shook her head. “It’s not really about saving. I just think strong flavors lift my mood.
The family chatted so much that even when it was time for dinner, no one wanted to stop talking.Once they sat at the table, Laura thoughtfully served soup for Aaron and Rachel, doing her best to be the perfect daughter-in-law.But Rachel took her hand and gently pulled her to sit down. “You don’t h
Laura gasped at every photo she scrolled through, hardly believing the woman in them was actually her.“These are incredible! How are you this good at taking pictures?” she exclaimed, then narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “Be honest, did your exes train you?”Nathan chuckled, unfazed by the mock inte
The ride was quiet.At first, Laura managed to stay awake, but soon her eyelids grew heavy, her head nodding slightly. She was simply too exhausted.Lately, she had been stretched thin. Even though she’d asked her boss to reassign her so she could spend more time with her ailing mother, he hadn’t a







