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
Louis had been about to leave when a cry for help made him pause and glance back.He saw Ruby, her clothes in disarray, push open the car door in an attempt to escape, only for a similarly disheveled man to yank her back by the hair.The rear windows were tinted, but through the front windshield, th
Louis thought he could scare his little nephew, but Jace responded casually, “So what if they do? Great, then I’ll have a little sidekick. “I’ll make him serve me tea, give me back rubs, and fetch things for me. Just thinking about it makes me happy.”Louis was speechless.Adora tried to hold back
Adora thought he was being childish.He was still using these pickup lines like it was some kind of game.“Sorry, my husband’s picking me up,” she said seriously. “He’s very possessive. If he sees me talking to another man, he’ll get jealous and upset.”She stared him down, expression completely st
“Probably,” Louis murmured, gazing at her with deep, unwavering affection, his heart laid bare.Adora turned her face away, just as the sun slanted from the side. The golden light caught her fluttering lashes, revealing the faint tremble that betrayed her flustered heart.Louis watched her in silen







