Luca thought she should just leave them now, but she was too reluctant to do so.

Such conflicting thoughts made her feel defeated.

At least she knew what she needed back then, but right now, she could no longer figure out what she needed.

Luca gently pushed away Tommy who was clinging to her and stood up.

This was the first time Luca pushed Tommy away. He lifted his head and looked at her with some confusion. “Ms. Luca?"

Luca explained while concealing her feelings, "It's almost dinner time. I'm going to prepare dinner first."

Tommy watched her walk into the kitchen and looked at Luke, feeling sensitive. "Daddy, did I say something wrong to make Ms. Luca unhappy?"

Luke shook her head. He noticed that something was wrong with Luca's emotions, but it was not because of the children. He reckoned she must be having a hard time now due to the different emotions surging within her.

He wanted to help her, but what could he do if she refused to talk?

"Daddy, go ahead and cheer her up." Rainie pushed Luke's hand gently. She thought Luca was tired of a bunch of children surrounding her.

Luke knew what she had in her mind and emphasized, "She has always loved all of you. It's not what you think it is."

Rainie nodded.

Luke stood up and said, "I'm going to find out what's the matter."

He entered the kitchen as he said that.

Luca took the ingredients out of the fridge that the cleaning lady bought when she came to the house. She was thinking about what she should prepare for the children.

Luke leaned on the kitchen door and asked, "What happened at the police station?"

sudden voice gave Luca a scare as she was deep in thought. She turned around

mean to." Luke noticed her small

was thinking of what I should prepare for dinner and got lost in thought..." Luca put the ingredients that she would not be using

bullied at the police station?" "No. They don't have any evidence. There's nothing they can do to me." Luca shook her head, worried that he might stand up for her. Hence,

what had happened at the police station, she must

been a question deep down in Luke's heart. What was being held against Luca that made her refuse

was still standing there, so she asked, "Mr. Crawford, is there

here to comfort you." Luke directly told her that he was just doing what

felt amused and helpless when

like this, I'm afraid I won't

to be watched by him, but there was a hint

as though they could see through what she

his eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds me of

ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to clean

Luke. He noticed her body tensing up when he said the word. "She used to cook for the kids back then. And the kids loved her cooking too. They always finished their food

Luke. Only she knew how stiff

matter who cooks the food, right?" She tried hard to speak gently to make herself sound

unless it's their mother or you who cooked them. That's the only time they finish eating everything even though they don't really like

kids enjoy it." Luca watched the

when he heard that. He turned around

room. They asked their father immediately

your dinner if she's not

attentive and sensitive. When the adults said it was nothing, she knew it might not really

dinner. Luca headed upstairs,

on the phone once she

the phone screen and sighed.

these blissful illusions, reminding her of

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