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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

beaming smile, Monica said, “Rose, I know there 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.

expressionlessly at Monica standing

stare, tensed

out of her way to have the chef prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been saying how everything

eyes flickered

a pushover in front of

her

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

suddenly smiling. “Sure. With Ms. Lynn being so sincere, I’d

I try

all this way not just to treat them to a meal, surely?”

hunch there

she was even more determined to stick around and watch how things unfolded.

so, Theresa happily

process, she didn’t even

reasons unknown to him, felt

by his side, he couldn’t say much and just followed Monica

quite interested in everyone from the crew, flitting around like a butterfly among the

was

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Thomas couldn’t help but give Monica a curious look.

she treated Henri Just the same as everyone else.

happily for a

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

to be

same time, another voice added. “Mr. Nicholas

were many crew

simultaneously, and for a moment,

down her fork, her brows

a hint of

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

nobody thought much

feel there was something off.

Monica and said,

who had insisted

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

raised an eyebrow. “I wonder if they acknowledge that

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

frowned, her suspicions aroused.

didn’t seem like the type to apologize.

she done it sooner? Why wait several months after the incident to suddenly decide to say

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