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?"

she was deep in thought. She turned around and looked

mean to." Luke noticed her small

thinking of what I should prepare for dinner and got lost in thought..." Luca put the ingredients that she would not be using

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.

it was not about what had happened at the police station, she must be

Luke's heart. What was being held against Luca that made her refuse to acknowledge her identity in front of

so she asked,

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

a sigh. She felt amused and helpless when Luke

this, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish preparing

watched by him, but there was a hint of uneasiness

as though they could see through

his eyes. "Watching you make

Luca placed the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to clean

And the kids loved her cooking too. They always finished their food and everything on the dining

back facing Luke. Only she knew how stiff her actions

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

"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

it." Luca watched the water

not say anything more when he heard that. He turned around

sitting in the living room. They asked their father immediately when they saw him return,

if she's not alright? Don't worry."

elder brother. Girls were usually more attentive and sensitive. When the adults said it

the dishes after dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning to

the phone once

the phone screen and sighed. Did he

would he call her whenever she was enjoying these blissful illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality and how she

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