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?"

as she was deep in thought. She

to." Luke

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

station?" "No. They don't have any evidence. There's nothing they can do to me." Luca shook her head,

silent. If it was not about what had happened at the police

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

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

to comfort you." Luke directly told her that

She felt amused and helpless when Luke

this, I'm afraid I won't be able

to be watched by him, but there was

as though they

eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds me

the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready

cook 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 the one preparing the

cleaned the ingredients with her back facing Luke. Only

with food, so it doesn't matter who cooks 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 time they finish eating everything even

that's why the kids enjoy it." Luca watched the water running from the tap. She

say anything more when he heard

living room. They asked their father immediately when

if

When the adults said it was nothing, she knew it might

Luca headed upstairs,

called her on the phone once

the string of numbers on the phone screen and sighed. Did

she was enjoying these blissful illusions, reminding her of

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