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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

I know there may have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

expressionlessly at Monica standing next to Thomas.

stare, tensed

throat. “Rose, Monica feels very sorry about the misunderstanding last time. She went out of her way to have the chef prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how everything tastes so bland lately, right? This chef is

eyes flickered

bit of a pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he was trying to curry

this her

thoughts to herself, her voice still soft. “Yes, Rose. Why don’t you join everyone and have a taste?”

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

wouldn’t I try

to

hunch there was more

mind, she was even more determined to

so, Theresa happily began to eat.

process, she didn’t even spare a glance at

reasons unknown to

he couldn’t say much and just followed Monica around

seemed quite interested in everyone from the crew, flitting

feast, everyone was very friendly towards

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help but give Monica a curious look.

was her Idol? Yet she treated

for a while.

crew here? If someone’s missing, I

to be missing,”

same time, another voice

were many

a moment, it was unclear who had

her brows knitting together slightly.

sensed a hint of conspiracy

Monica said, feigning surprise. “And who is Mr. Nicholas? Why are

nobody thought much

feel

and

had insisted

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

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

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

her suspicions aroused.

didn’t seem like the type to

wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide to

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