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?"

in thought. She turned around and looked at the

mean to." Luke noticed her

I should prepare for dinner and got lost in

station?" "No. They don't have any evidence. There's nothing they

what had happened

was being held against

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

came here to comfort you." Luke directly told her that

let out a sigh. She felt amused and helpless when Luke straightforwardly

like this, I'm afraid I

but there was a hint of

deep, as though they could see through

eyes. "Watching you

the countertop, getting ready to clean them

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

ingredients with her back facing Luke. Only she knew how

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

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

and that's why the kids enjoy it." Luca watched the water running from the tap. She was swallowing all

did not say anything more when he heard that.

their father

dinner if she's not alright? Don't worry."

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

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

her on the phone once

string of numbers on the phone screen and sighed. Did he install a security

reminding her of

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