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?"

as she was deep in thought. She turned around and looked at the man

didn't mean to."

lost in thought..."

and continued to ask, “Did you get bullied at the police station?" "No. They don't have any evidence. There's

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

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

you." Luke directly told her that he

amused and helpless when

I'm afraid I

to be watched by him, but

they could see through what

narrowed his eyes. "Watching you make dinner reminds me

placed the ingredients on the countertop, getting ready to clean

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

her back facing Luke. Only she knew how stiff her actions

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

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

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

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

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

if she's not alright? Don't

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

the dishes after dinner. Luca headed upstairs, planning

called her on the phone once she

numbers on the phone screen and sighed. Did he install

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

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