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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 doing here?

may have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

at Monica standing next to

feeling her stare, tensed

have the chef prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how everything tastes so bland lately, right? This chef is a

flickered slightly.

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

her illusion?

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

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

I

to treat

had a hunch there was more to it.

was even more determined to stick around and

happily

process, she didn’t even spare

to him, felt

his side, he couldn’t say much

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

feast, everyone was very friendly towards Monica.

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couldn’t help but give

she treated Henri Just the

for a

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

to be

another voice added. “Mr. Nicholas isn’t here either.”

were many crew

emerged simultaneously, and for a moment, it was unclear who

down her fork, her brows

sensed a hint of conspiracy

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

nobody thought much

comments made everyone feel there

Monica and said, “It’s

insisted not to call Susan.

“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

Theresa raised an eyebrow. “I wonder if they acknowledge that

and said with a tinge of guilt, “Rose, I know, I’ve done some unpleasant things to Susan before. As her

her suspicions

didn’t seem like the type to

she wanted to apologize, why hadn’t she done it sooner? Why wait several months

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