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?"

a scare as she was deep in thought. She turned around and looked at the man at the

didn't mean to."

got lost in thought..." Luca

“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

happened at the police station, she must be thinking about the

Luke's heart. What was being held against Luca

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

worried about you. That's why I came here to comfort you." Luke

sigh. She felt amused and helpless when Luke straightforwardly replied to

me like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish

by him, but there was

they could see through what

"Watching you make dinner

placed the ingredients on the countertop, getting

for the kids back then. And the kids loved her cooking too. They always finished their food and everything on the dining table when she was

back facing Luke. Only

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

added, "They're picky. They don't like eating certain foods unless it's their mother or you who cooked them. That's the only time they finish eating

it." Luca watched the

did not say anything more when he heard that. He turned

asked their father immediately when they

be cooking your dinner if she's not alright? Don't worry."

usually more attentive and sensitive. When the adults said it was nothing, she

dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning to continue

the phone

screen and sighed. Did he install a security camera to

would he call her whenever she was enjoying these blissful illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality and how she would never be

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