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Minutes later.

Ping.

Theresa received a message.

She was almost asleep, too groggy to bother checking.

But the name on the screen jolted her awake. [Thomas.]

She woke up in an instant.

Theresa quickly opened the message.

A faint smile played on her lips.

So, Thomas did have a bit of a conscience after all.

Did he know she’d been craving French food and was inviting her for a late–night snack?

But she was on a diet and hadn’t decided whether to indulge him or not!

Ten minutes later.

Theresa was made up, descending gracefully down the stairs.

She had rehearsed her lines in her head.

She’d make it clear to Thomas that it wasn’t the food she was after. She was merely giving him face because of his

earnest effort.

With a haughty air, Theresa reached the lobby.

And then her expression subtly changed.

The lobby was not the intimate setting she’d imagined.

Instead, it was buzzing with nearly the entire crew present.

Spotted

With a casual glance, Theresa even spotted Mr. Witt, in pajamas, shoveling food into his mouth.

“Rose.” a gentle voice called out.

Theresa’s face shifted slightly.

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was she doing

between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of mine, for his sake, why don’t we bury the

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

looked expressionlessly at Monica standing next to Thomas.

her stare, tensed inexplicably.

throat. “Rose, Monica feels very sorry about the misunderstanding last time. She went out of her way to have the chef prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how everything tastes so bland lately, right? This chef is a master of

flickered slightly.

like Thomas became a bit of a pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he was trying to curry

this her

her thoughts to herself, her voice still soft. “Yes, Rose.

“Sure. With Ms. Lynn being so sincere, I’d love

wouldn’t I

not just to treat them to a meal,

there was more

even more determined to stick around and watch how things

Theresa happily began

she didn’t even spare a glance at Thomas.

reasons unknown to him, felt oddly

his side, he couldn’t say much and just

quite interested in everyone from the crew, flitting around like a butterfly among

feast, everyone was very friendly towards

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help but give Monica a curious

Monica claimed that Henri was her Idol? Yet she treated Henri Just the same as

ate happily for

whole crew here? If someone’s missing, I can have some food sent to them.”

be missing,” someone said.

at the same time, another voice added. “Mr.

many crew

emerged simultaneously, and for a

put down her fork, her

hint of conspiracy in

feigning surprise. “And

nobody thought much

made everyone feel

Monica and said,

was Monica who had insisted not to

a soft voice, “It doesn’t seem quite right to feast like this and not save any for them. The Lynn family and the Landor family are old family friends. If Ben found out I was here and didn’t let Susan have a taste

eyebrow. “I wonder if they acknowledge that as well.”

of guilt, “Rose, I know, I’ve done some unpleasant things to Susan before. As her friend, it’s right for you to be angry with me. How about this, let’s go find Susan

her suspicions aroused.

seem like the type to apologize.

apologize, why hadn’t she done it sooner? Why wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide to say

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