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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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she doing

know there may have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of mine, for his sake,

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

expressionlessly at Monica

feeling her stare, tensed inexplicably.

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?

flickered

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

this her

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

an eyebrow, suddenly smiling. “Sure. With Ms. Lynn being so sincere, I’d love to give it a

I try it?

to treat them to a

had a hunch there was more to

was even more determined to

happily began to eat.

process, she didn’t even spare a glance at Thomas.

to him, felt oddly

his side, he couldn’t say much and

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

feast, everyone was very friendly towards Monica.

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couldn’t help but give

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

for a

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

be missing,” someone said.

another voice added. “Mr.

many crew members.

a moment, it was unclear who had

fork, her brows knitting

sensed a hint of conspiracy in the air.

Landor?” Monica said, feigning surprise. “And who is Mr. Nicholas?

nobody thought much of it.

Monica’s comments made everyone feel there was something

glanced at Monica and said, “It’s

Monica who had insisted not to call Susan.

voice, “It doesn’t seem quite right to feast like this and not save any for them. The Lynn family and the Landor family

family friends?” Theresa raised an eyebrow. “I wonder if they acknowledge that

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

frowned, her suspicions aroused.

didn’t seem like the

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

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