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?"

deep in thought.

mean to." Luke

prepare for dinner and got lost in thought..." Luca put the ingredients

evidence. There's nothing they can do to me." Luca shook her head, worried that he might

remained silent. If it was not about what had happened at the police station, she must

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

there, so she

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

amused and helpless when Luke straightforwardly replied

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

him, but

were too deep, as though they could

narrowed his eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds

on the countertop,

then. And the kids loved her cooking too. They always finished their

with her back facing Luke. Only she knew how stiff her

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

eating certain foods unless it's their mother or you who cooked them. That's the only time they

enjoy it." Luca watched the water running from the tap.

he heard that. He turned

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

she be cooking your dinner if she's not

attentive and sensitive. When the adults said it

dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning to continue with

called her on the phone once she

the string of numbers on the phone screen and sighed.

these blissful illusions, reminding

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