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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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beaming smile, Monica said, “Rose, 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 we

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

expressionlessly at Monica standing next to

feeling her stare, tensed

these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how everything tastes

eyes flickered slightly.

of a pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he was

her illusion?

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

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

I

came all this way not just to treat them

a hunch there was more

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

so, Theresa happily began

even

unknown to him, felt oddly

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

the crew, flitting around like a butterfly among

everyone was very friendly

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Thomas couldn’t help but give Monica a

claimed that Henri was her Idol? Yet she treated Henri Just the same as everyone

happily for a

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

seems to be

another voice added. “Mr. Nicholas isn’t

were many

simultaneously, and for a moment, it was unclear

her fork, her brows knitting together slightly.

of conspiracy in the

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

thought much of

Monica’s comments made everyone feel

and said, “It’s you…”

had insisted not to call Susan.

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

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

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 suspicions aroused.

the type

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

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