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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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I know there may have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of mine, for his sake, why don’t

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

Monica standing next to

stare, tensed inexplicably.

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

eyes flickered

pushover in front of Rose? Almost

her

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

arched an eyebrow, suddenly smiling. “Sure. With Ms. Lynn being so sincere, I’d love

wouldn’t I try

to treat them to a meal,

a hunch there was more to

was even more determined to stick around and

so, Theresa happily began to eat.

entire process, she didn’t even spare a glance at

to

by his side, he couldn’t say much

the crew, flitting around

to the feast, everyone was very friendly towards

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couldn’t help but give Monica a curious look.

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

ate happily for

the whole crew here? If someone’s missing, I can

seems to be missing,” someone said.

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

many crew

a moment, it was unclear who had

fork, her brows knitting together slightly.

hint of conspiracy in

You mean Mrs. Landor?” Monica said, feigning surprise. “And who is Mr.

nobody thought much of it.

Monica’s comments made everyone feel there was

and said, “It’s you…”

who had insisted not

family and the Landor family are old family friends. If Ben found out I was here and didn’t let Susan

“I wonder if they acknowledge that as well.”

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 I’ll apologize to her face

frowned, her suspicions

didn’t seem like the

sooner? Why wait several months after the incident to

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