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

to." Luke noticed her small

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

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

about what had happened at

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

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

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

out a sigh. She felt amused and helpless when Luke

me like this, I'm afraid I won't be

but there was a hint of uneasiness amid

they could see through what she

his eyes. "Watching you make dinner

placed the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to clean them and cut

wife," said 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

the ingredients with her back facing Luke. Only she knew

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

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

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

say anything more when he heard that. He turned around and

asked their father immediately when they saw him return, "Daddy, is Ms. Luca

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

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

washing the dishes after dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning to continue with her

called her on the

numbers on the phone screen and sighed.

reminding her of the cruel reality and how she would never be

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