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.

didn't mean to." Luke noticed her small

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

get bullied at the police station?" "No. They don't have any evidence. There's nothing they can

had happened at the police station, she must

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

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

comfort you." Luke directly told her that he was just doing what the children wanted him

felt amused and helpless when Luke straightforwardly replied

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

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

too deep, as though they could see through

eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds

ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to clean them

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

Luke. Only she knew how stiff

matter who cooks the food, right?" She tried hard to speak gently

don't like eating certain foods unless it's their mother or you who cooked

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

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

their father immediately when they

your dinner if she's not alright?

usually more attentive and sensitive. When the adults said it was

maid was washing the dishes after dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning to continue with her

on the phone

phone screen

these blissful illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality and how

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