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
The equipment had malfunctioned without warning.She’d run out of air and cramped up in one leg. Luckily, the instructor had spotted her in time and pulled her up from the depths.After that, she avoided not just diving but even swimming for quite some time.“Why not try again today? I’ll go with y
In that moment, something in Peter’s conscience finally stirred.After losing both his closest family members and watching his company collapse into nothing, he’d at last woken up to the truth and seen his own mistakes.Adora felt a faint smile tug at her lips. Maybe the nine million hadn’t been sp
“That’s good.” Louis nodded, pleased to know the surgery had truly worked.But then he remembered the barely contained smirk she’d been wearing ever since he got home, and it clicked.“You got it this afternoon, didn’t tell me, and spent the whole evening sneaking smiles—just so you could watch my r
Adora saw him turn on her in an instant and let out a short, incredulous laugh. “Mr. Matthews, you’re the one asking for help, yet this is the attitude you bring?”Peter said nothing, though the rise and fall of his chest made it clear his anger was still boiling.Since he stayed silent, Adora had







