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 thought. She turned around and looked

mean to." Luke noticed

prepare for dinner and got lost in

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

happened at the police station,

was being held against

there, so she

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

felt amused and

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

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

as though they could see through what she

narrowed his eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds me of

on the countertop,

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.

cleaned the ingredients with her back facing Luke. Only she knew

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

certain foods unless it's their mother or you who cooked them. That's the only time they finish eating everything even though they don't really like the

enjoy it." Luca watched the water running from the tap. She was swallowing all the

he heard that. He

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

dinner if she's not

the adults said it was nothing, she knew

dishes after dinner. Luca

on the phone once she

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

whenever she was enjoying these blissful illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality and how she would never

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