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
If he wanted to sleep with her, then fine—just find a nearby place and get it over with. That way, she could head straight back to the hospital afterward.Going all the way to his place would be a hassle.It was too far, and by the time they got there and back, it’d be the middle of the night.Noti
"But still...""Instead of worrying about me entering this field, you should think about how to deal with the Sungs. “Shane developed acute nephritis in detention. Because of delayed treatment, it worsened into kidney failure. “They’re blaming us for it. Those two 'accidents' tonight were delibera
Adora froze in astonishment.She never expected that, after losing all faith in the Matthews family and deciding to cut ties for good, Peter would suddenly come to his senses.It dawned on her now—no wonder Peter took Ruby from the hospital and dropped her off at the hotel instead of bringing her ho
Adora had originally wanted to go easy on him.He’d been working overtime for days, and she figured one round was more than enough.But halfway through the night, she was ambushed again.Still half-asleep, she was too tired to think straight and swatted at him, annoyed.Of course, her sleepy little







