Mag-log inAfter 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
It happened to be the weekend, and Adora had returned to the Walker family estate with Louis.Since Cecilia hadn’t been feeling well, Adora had offered to come visit, and Louis brought her along.At the moment, little Jace was clinging to her, begging her to play a game. Her phone was tucked away i
She knew Louis still hadn’t walked out of the shadow of that day.No matter how many times she reassured him, comforted him, the fear lingered.Maybe letting him hold her close, kiss her, and just be near her would’ve helped him heal faster.But right now, she simply couldn’t.Laura gave a light sco
Back then, she hadn’t known if she would survive. There was no point worrying about what came after.But by some miracle, she made it.Now, preventing HIV was her top priority for the next six months.What concerned her more than the medication, though, was Louis’ tendency to constantly hold her, k
“This is medicine. It’s the process of creating life. One of humanity’s greatest miracles. What, your mind’s in the gutter again?”Adora didn’t even try to argue.Creating life really was a profound thing, but the process leading up to it...Before she could dwell on it, Louis had already swept her







