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 at

didn't 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

They don't have any evidence.

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

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

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

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

felt amused

alright. If you keep staring at me like this, I'm afraid I won't be able

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

they could see through what she

his eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds me

the countertop, getting ready to clean

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 food and everything on the dining table when she was the one preparing

her back facing Luke. Only she knew how stiff her

the food, right?" She tried hard

their mother or you who cooked them. That's the

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

did not say anything more when he heard that. He

their father immediately when they saw him

your dinner if she's not

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

dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning to continue

called her on the phone once

at the string of numbers on the phone screen and sighed. Did he install a security camera to monitor

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

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