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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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What was she

some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

at Monica standing

stare,

cleared his 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

eyes flickered slightly.

became a bit of a pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he

her illusion?

her thoughts to herself, her voice still soft. “Yes, Rose. Why don’t you join everyone and have

“Sure. With Ms. Lynn being so sincere,

I

not just to treat them

a hunch there was

she was even more determined to stick around and watch how things

happily

didn’t even spare a glance at

reasons unknown to him, felt oddly guilty.

his side, he couldn’t say much and just followed Monica around distractedly.

crew, flitting around like a butterfly among the people.

to the feast, everyone was very

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but give Monica a curious look.

that Henri was her Idol? Yet she treated Henri

happily for

suddenly asked, “Is the whole crew here? If someone’s missing, I can have

to be missing,”

at the same time, another voice added. “Mr. Nicholas isn’t

were many crew members.

comments emerged simultaneously, and for a moment, it was

her brows knitting together

sensed a hint of conspiracy in the air.

“And who is Mr. Nicholas? Why are they both

much of it.

made everyone feel there

and

insisted not to call

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 of some hometown dishes, he’d definitely be cross with me.”

“I wonder if they acknowledge that

to Susan before. As her friend, it’s right for you to be angry with me. How about this, let’s go find Susan together, and

frowned, her

the type to apologize.

Why wait several months after the

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