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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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she doing here?

have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of mine,

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

looked expressionlessly at Monica standing

stare,

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,

flickered

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

this her illusion?

her thoughts to herself, her voice still soft. “Yes, Rose. Why don’t you join

Lynn being so sincere, I’d love to give it a try.”

I try it?

came all this way not just to treat

had a hunch there was more to it.

determined to stick around and watch how things

happily

didn’t even spare

unknown to

side, he couldn’t say much and

crew, flitting around like a butterfly

feast, everyone was very friendly towards Monica.

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give Monica a curious look.

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

ate happily for

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

to be missing,” someone

another voice added.

were many crew

and for a moment, it was unclear who

her fork, her

a hint of conspiracy

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

much of

feel there was something off.

glanced at Monica and

who had insisted not to call Susan.

could finish, Monica said with a 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

eyebrow. “I wonder if they

I know, I’ve done some unpleasant things to Susan before. As her friend, it’s right for

her suspicions aroused.

the

to apologize, why hadn’t she done it sooner? Why wait several months after the

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