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. She turned around and looked at the man at the

to." Luke

thinking of what I should prepare for dinner and got lost in thought..." Luca put the

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

about what had happened at the police station,

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

so she asked, "Mr. Crawford, is

The kids are worried about you. That's why I came here to comfort you." Luke directly told

felt amused and helpless

me like this, I'm afraid I won't

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

they could see through what she

"Watching you make dinner

placed the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to clean them and

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

cleaned the ingredients with her back facing Luke. Only she

aren't picky with food, so it doesn't matter who cooks the food,

mother or you who cooked them. That's the only time they finish

Perhaps my cooking tastes good, and that's why the kids enjoy it." Luca watched the water running from the tap. She was swallowing all the bitterness

more when he heard that.

sitting in the living room. They asked their father immediately when they

could she be cooking your dinner if she's not alright?

glanced at her elder brother. Girls were usually more attentive and sensitive. When the adults said it was nothing,

dinner. Luca

called her on the phone once she sat

screen and sighed. Did he install

illusions, reminding her of the cruel reality

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