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?"

Luca a scare as she was deep in thought. She turned around and

didn't mean to." Luke noticed

I was thinking of what I should prepare for dinner and got lost in thought..." Luca put the ingredients that

“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 that he might stand up for her. Hence, she quickly

If it was not about what had happened at the

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

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

you." Luke directly told her that

sigh. She felt amused

me like this, I'm afraid

to be watched by him, but there was a hint of uneasiness

were too deep, as though they could see

you

Luca placed the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to

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

Luke. Only she knew

food, so it doesn't matter who cooks the food, right?" She tried hard to speak gently to make herself sound

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

and that's why the kids enjoy it." Luca watched

anything more when he heard that. He

living room. They asked their father immediately when they saw

dinner if

glanced at her elder brother. Girls were usually more attentive and sensitive. When the

washing the dishes after dinner. Luca

on the phone once she sat

on the phone screen and sighed.

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

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