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

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

looked expressionlessly at Monica standing next

feeling her stare, tensed inexplicably.

the chef prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how everything tastes so bland lately, right? This chef is a master of spicy food. Why don’t you give it a

eyes flickered slightly.

in front of Rose? Almost like he

her illusion?

“Yes, Rose. Why don’t

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

I try

this way not just to

there was

determined to stick around and watch how things unfolded.

happily

didn’t even

unknown to him, felt oddly guilty.

Monica by his side, he couldn’t say much and just

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

everyone was very friendly towards Monica.

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couldn’t help but give Monica a

Yet she treated Henri Just

for a while.

“Is the whole crew here? If someone’s

seems to be missing,” someone said.

time, another voice added.

were many

for a moment, it was

down her fork, her brows knitting together slightly.

sensed a hint of conspiracy in the

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

thought much of

made everyone feel there was something off.

Monica and

Monica who had insisted not to

voice, “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 was here and didn’t let Susan have a taste of some hometown dishes, he’d definitely

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

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 go

frowned, her suspicions aroused.

seem like the type to apologize.

wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide

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