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 and looked at the

I didn't mean to." Luke noticed her small

what I should prepare for dinner and 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."

happened

held against Luca

standing there, so she asked, "Mr. Crawford, is there anything

comfort you." Luke directly told

felt amused and helpless when Luke straightforwardly

If you keep staring at me like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish preparing the

felt happy to be watched by him, but there was a hint of uneasiness amid the

eyes were too deep, as though they could

eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds

the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to

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 back facing Luke. Only

picky with food, so it doesn't matter who cooks the food, right?" She

"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 everything even though

cooking tastes good, and that's why the kids enjoy it." Luca watched the water running from the tap. She

anything more when he heard that. He

in the living room. They asked their father immediately when they

cooking your dinner if she's

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

was washing the dishes after dinner. Luca headed upstairs,

the

screen and sighed. Did he install

blissful illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality and

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