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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 here?

may have been some misunderstandings between us. But since Thomas is a good friend of mine, for his sake, why don’t we bury the

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

looked expressionlessly at Monica standing

her stare, tensed inexplicably.

his 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.

eyes flickered

seem like Thomas became a bit of a pushover in front of

this her illusion?

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

being so sincere, I’d

I try

not just to treat them to

hunch there was more

was even more determined to stick around

Theresa happily began

even spare a glance

unknown to him, felt oddly

say much and just followed Monica

crew, flitting around like a butterfly among

was very friendly towards

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give Monica

Yet she treated Henri Just the

for a while.

suddenly asked, “Is the whole crew here? If someone’s missing, I can have some food sent to them.”

seems to be missing,”

same time, another voice added.

many

comments emerged simultaneously, and for a

down her fork, her brows

hint of conspiracy in the air.

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

much

comments made everyone feel there

Monica and said, “It’s you…”

insisted not to call Susan.

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

an eyebrow. “I

if she hadn’t heard her, and 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

frowned, her suspicions

didn’t seem like the type to

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

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