However, Amur could not catch evidence of Luca lying to him. "Got it. If anything happens, I''ll tell you."


    "You need to protect yourself, Amur. We''ll be free soon," replied Luca.


    Amur was taken aback for a moment.


    Freedom? He knew how to read and write the word, but he had never dared to dream about it.


    Perhaps he once used to dream about it.


    When they were still on the Ind of Despair, Luca told him what freedom was, and he had dreamed


    about it then.


    Standing in the outside world meant freedom.


    However, as days passed with the brutal training on the Ind of Despair, he realized that even when


    he was out there, he was not free at all.


    Despite having control over much of his time, he was still bound by themands of the Ind of


    Despair. He also had to regrly return to the base for the antidote.


    Without the antidote, he might have more freedom, but it woulde at the cost of his life.


    Amur never doubted that he could sacrifice his life for a moment of freedom.


    However, he had a burden on his back now. That meant he could not make freedom contingent on


    giving up his life.


    If something happened to him, things would be terrible for Eler and Luca on the Ind of Despair.


    Hence, Amur did not need that kind of freedom.


    "Luca, why do you say that?" Amur knew that Luca had developed the antidote.


    Still, what good was the antidote? Their most valued people were still on the Ind of Despair.


    As long as Eler and N were still there, they would not be free.


    "I just have a feeling. Trust me, okay?" Luca knew that Amur was tormented by the missions and had


    lost some desire for survival.


    If it were not for Eler and N, and if it were not for her...


    He might have failed the missions long ago.


    Each time hepleted a mission, he gained great benefits. Yet, he could not break free from the cage


    of the Ind of Despair. Thus, each reward was meaningless to him.


    For those from the Ind of Despair, material wealth was not gained through money but through one''s


    own fists and abilities.


    Luca understood this clearly.


    Therefore, no matter how much money there was, it was meaningless to Amur.


    "I trust you." Even if Amur had lost his longing for freedom, he was still willing to choose to trust Luca.


    At least, he could appear calm on the surface.


    As for his inner self, he had already numbed himself through constant killing and training.


    Luca let out a sigh of relief. "Okay, just be careful. Before real freedom arrives, promise me you''ll be


    okay. Think about it. You''re everything to Eler. She hasn''t seen the outside world yet..."


    "I know, Luca. I won''t easily give up hope for life," Amur promised her.


    Missions were not always smooth sailing. He had also undertaken life-threatening missions, but it was


    his strong inner belief that sustained him, allowing him to seize opportunities in that one-tenth chance.


    It was because he had to protect Eler, Luca, and N.


    After ending the call, Luca let out a deep sigh.


    She felt heavily burdened...


    Luca was not sure what was wrong with her, but whenever she heard Amur''s voice, she felt suffocated.


    She even had a feeling that she might lose Amur at any moment.


    Shaking her head, Luca murmured softly, "What are you thinking? Amur will survive. He''ll be fine."


    Moreover, she would not allow anything to happen to him either.


    Luca felt slightly dazed. She set her phone aside andy down. Even though it had been three days


    since they left, there was still a faint scent of Luke on the pillow. It was pleasant andforting.


    She turned her face to the side, closed her eyes, and felt as though she were being embraced by him.


    As drowsiness enveloped her, she gradually closed her eyes.


    Luca was not sure how long she had slept when she felt several pairs of eyes watching her. Also, she


    did not just hear one person''s breathing. It seemed like three or maybe even more...


    She opened her eyes and indeed saw three children standing by the bed, smiling at her brightly.


    Surprised, Luca sat up. "Huh? When did you finish school?"


    "We just got home!" Tommy said cheerfully, "Aunt Neile said you were resting upstairs, so we came in!"


    Rainie also chimed in, "Yeah, Daddy initially said you were resting and didn''t want us toe in. Lanie


    said we''d be having dinner soon, so Daddy finally let us in. Ms. Luca, we missed you so much."


    "Uh-huh," Lanie nodded coolly, agreeing with Rainie''s words and indicating that he also missed her.


    "Ms. Luca, I miss you too!" Tommy eximed happily. He wanted to climb onto the bed and cuddle with


    Luca.


    However, Lanie stopped him. "Tommy, your clothes are dirty. Don''t climb up."


    "How am I dirty?" Tommy grumbled unhappily, "I''m not dirty. My clothes aren''t dirty!"


    "You had PE ss today. You sweated a lot. How could you not be dirty? Daddy is a neat freak. If he


    knows you''re all sweaty and you still climbed into the bed..." Lanie did not finish his sentence.


    Tommy shivered at the thought. If he climbed onto the bed after sweating during PE ss, his bottom


    might get spanked!


    At the thought of this, he obediently stood by the bed and said to Luca, "Ms. Luca, please get up soon.


    Aunt Neile has already prepared dinner."


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    "Okay, let''s go eat. But I need to change clothes first." Luca nced at her pajamas.


    Usually, she would not mind wearing pajamas, but since Nina was still staying here, she did not want to


    be too casual, lest she beughed at.


    Even though she was not worried about Nina''s teasing, it would not make a good impression.


    "Okay, Ms. Luca. We''ll wait for you downstairs,” replied Rainie as she pulled Tommy’s and Lanie’s


    hands. They walked out of the bedroom together and thoughtfully closed the door behind them.


    After the kids left, Luca changed out of her pajamas into casual clothes and then walked out of the


    master bedroom.


    At that moment, Luke emerged from the opposite bedroom and saw Luca''s slightly disheveled hair.


    Smiling, he approached her and helped her to tidy it up. "Your hair is a mess."


    "I forgot to fix it," Luca said with embarrassment as she ran her fingers through her hair. However, she


    did not feel embarrassed since this man had seen every side of her.


    She felt a bit embarrassed only because she realized she was not very presentable in front of the


    children earlier.


    "Let''s go. It''s time for dinner," said Luke as he brushed through Luca’s hair to straighten it before


    holding her hand and leading her downstairs.


    Luca asked, "Has Nina finished work?"


    "I''m not sure. I haven''t been downstairs." Luke shook his head. After they came back, he had been


    busy handling work documents in the bedroom.


    The backlog of tasks from the past two days was ridiculous, and he would have to work overtime


    tonight to get through them all.


    Such days were exhausting, but fortunately, Luca was still by his side.