ログインAfter 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
On the other end, Sherry picked up the call. “But Adora’s never taken care of a kid before. Are you sure she’s okay with it?”Louis looked at his wife and relayed the question. “His mom wants to know if you’re really up for watching him tonight.”Adora stepped forward and took the phone. “Don’t worr
"Laura?" Adora called again when no response came from inside. "You not up yet?"On the bed, pinned beneath Nathan, Laura jolted fully awake, completely alert in an instant."Ah! Uh—okay! You go ahead to work!" she shouted back, scrambling to sound casual.Adora kept a hand over her mouth, turned ar
Laura’s voice was full of surprise.Although she visited Riverpoint Residence casually, as if it were her own home, she never forgot it belonged to her best friend.Even though Adora never minded, she had never brought Nathan over to stay the night.It was a matter of principle.But now Nathan sudde
”You're still awake?”She sent the message in surprise, and before it even finished delivering, her phone lit up with a video call request.Adora’s heart bubbled over like boiling water.She picked up immediately.But both screens were dark; neither side had the lights on.Louis’ voice was husky wit







