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?"

was deep in thought. She turned around

mean to."

prepare for dinner and got lost in thought..."

continued to ask, “Did you get 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

not about what had happened at

in Luke's heart. What was being held against Luca that made her

so she asked,

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

sigh. She felt amused

me like this, I'm afraid

happy to be watched by him, but there

eyes were too deep, as though they could

his eyes. "Watching you make

on the countertop, getting ready to clean them and cut

back then. And the kids loved her cooking too.

back facing Luke. Only she knew how stiff

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

picky. They don't like eating certain foods unless it's their mother or you who cooked them. That's the only

watched the water running from the tap. She was

more when he

the living room. They asked their father

dinner if

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

the dishes after dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning

her on the phone once

at the string of numbers on the phone screen and sighed. Did he install a security

her whenever she was enjoying these blissful illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality and how

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