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
After dinner, as they stood to leave, the floor-to-ceiling windows revealed a heavy downpour outside.Laura had planned to hail a cab herself; she didn’t want Nathan driving her home, only for him to trail upstairs afterward.But with rain this fierce, there was no escaping him giving her a ride.Su
“I know your taste has changed since you got pregnant, so I asked the housekeeper to prepare something lighter, with a touch of sweet and sour. Eat whatever you like, just relax as if you were with your own mother.”Rachel specifically said “as if you were with your own mother,” not “as if you were
Laura sighed wistfully. “You’re so lucky, Adora. So many women would kill to have what you do.”Adora caught the meaning behind her words. “What, you two have been trying and still no news?”“Not exactly trying hard, but still…”Laura trailed off, hesitating.She had thought getting pregnant would b
Grace added gently, “Of course, it’s only my advice. In the end, it’s up to you. I told you before that I won’t pressure you into marriage anymore.”Those words struck Laura deeply.She could tell her mother had truly changed, let go, and found peace with it.“Alright. I’ll think about it seriously







