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
She sobbed like her heart was breaking. Coupled with the fact that Harold had also heard about Theodore being critically ill and hospitalized, his resolve wavered. In the end, he agreed.Ruby stormed back to the Matthews’ estate in a frenzy.Seeing that there wasn’t a single car in the driveway, s
After a slight hesitation, Adora picked up the call. "Hello.""Adora."The voice on the other end made her lashes twitch. She looked up at Louis.It was like the universe tossing her a lifeline at the perfect moment—Lilian was actually the one calling!Adora simply put the phone on speaker and said
Noah chuckled, deliberately avoiding the rearview mirror. "Adora, you don’t have to worry about appearances around family. You two go ahead. I promise I’ll see nothing, hear nothing."That only made Adora even more embarrassed. Her face flushed bright red, and she quickly put some distance between
In the evening, Louis called and told her not to head home.He’d be coming over to the faculty apartment instead.Adora lit up instantly. "You’re finally not working overtime tonight?""Yeah, things are settled at the department, and my mom was discharged this afternoon. I’ll clock out after this ca







