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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

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

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

looked expressionlessly at Monica

her stare, tensed

prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how

flickered slightly.

did it seem like Thomas became a bit of a pushover in front

her illusion?

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

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

I

to treat them to

there was more

was even more determined to stick around and watch how things

Theresa happily began to eat.

didn’t even spare a glance at

unknown to him, felt

he couldn’t say much and just followed Monica around

from the crew, flitting around like

was

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but give Monica

Yet she treated Henri Just the same as everyone

ate happily for a

the whole crew here? If someone’s

be missing,” someone said.

at the same time, another voice added.

many

two comments emerged simultaneously, and for a

put down her fork, her brows knitting

hint of conspiracy

Monica said, feigning surprise. “And who is Mr. Nicholas? Why are they both missing?”

nobody thought much of it.

feel there

at Monica and said,

who had insisted not

“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

“I wonder if

said with a tinge 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

her

the type to apologize.

done it sooner? Why wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide to

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