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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

But since Thomas is a good friend of mine, for his sake, why don’t we bury the hatchet?”

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

at Monica

feeling her stare,

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

flickered

a bit of a pushover in front of

her illusion?

still soft. “Yes, Rose. Why don’t

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

wouldn’t I try

way not just to

had a hunch there was more to

in mind, she was even more determined

so, Theresa happily began to eat.

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

unknown to him, felt oddly

his side, he couldn’t say

everyone from the crew, flitting around like a butterfly among the people.

feast, everyone was very friendly

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Thomas couldn’t help but give Monica

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

for

the whole crew here? If someone’s

seems to be missing,” someone

another voice added. “Mr. Nicholas

were many crew

emerged simultaneously, and for a moment, it was unclear who had spoken.

put down her fork, her brows knitting together slightly.

of conspiracy

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

much of

Monica’s comments made everyone feel there was something off.

glanced at Monica and said,

was Monica who had insisted not

soft 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

“I wonder

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

frowned, her

the type to apologize.

wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide to say sorry?

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