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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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was she doing

smile, Monica said, “Rose, I know there may have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of mine, for

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

Monica

stare, tensed

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

eyes flickered slightly.

pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he was trying to curry favor.

her

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

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

I try

to treat them to a meal, surely?”

a hunch there was

that in mind, she was even more determined to stick around

so, Theresa happily began

process, she didn’t even spare a glance at Thomas.

for reasons unknown to him, felt

his side, he couldn’t say much and just

interested in everyone from the crew, flitting around like a

the feast, everyone was very friendly towards

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give Monica

Idol? Yet she treated Henri Just the same

for a while.

here? If someone’s missing, I

to be missing,” someone

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

were many crew

and for a moment, it

fork, her

sensed a hint of conspiracy

feigning surprise. “And who is Mr. Nicholas? Why

thought much of

comments made everyone feel there was

glanced at Monica and said, “It’s you…”

insisted not to

and the Landor family

eyebrow. “I wonder if they

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 go find Susan together, and I’ll apologize to her

frowned, her suspicions

the type to apologize.

hadn’t she done it sooner? Why wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide

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