LOGINAfter 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
Louis turned, startled, eyes wide with surprise.Adora lifted her gaze, looking up at him with an innocent, slightly dazed expression."What? You don’t want me close to you?""Not at all." He swallowed, then immediately pulled her into his arms, unable to hide his delight."I’ve only been trying to
As for what Ruby was trying to show off, everyone understood without needing to spell it out.Louis took in the entire scene with quiet amusement, then leaned in close to his wife and murmured against her ear, “Turned out smoother than expected, didn’t it?”Adora didn’t answer, but she had to admit
"You’re saying... Peter's dead?" Wayne froze for a second. His expression twisted into something dark and vicious as he glared at the stranger before him, then charged forward. "You killed Peter?!""What do you think you’re doing?!""Stop right there!"James and his bodyguards reacted faster. Befo
"No way... I've never seen any of you before… ah!" Wayne cried out again as the bodyguard twisted his arm harder, forcing another scream from him.A villager, both nervous and regretful, quickly explained, "They're not from the county. These officers are serious. A helicopter even came in... Back in







