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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?

a 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 hatchet?”

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

at Monica standing

her stare, tensed

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,

eyes flickered slightly.

became a bit of a pushover in front

this her

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

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

wouldn’t I try

way not just to treat them

hunch there

was even more determined to stick

happily began

she didn’t even spare a

unknown to him,

Monica by his side, he couldn’t say much

crew, flitting around

everyone was very friendly

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give

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

for

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

to be missing,”

the same time, another voice added. “Mr. Nicholas isn’t here either.”

were many crew members.

simultaneously, and for a moment, it was unclear who

her brows knitting together slightly.

of

“And who is Mr.

much

everyone feel there was something

glanced at Monica and

who had insisted not to call Susan.

Thomas 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 I was here and didn’t let Susan have a taste

“I wonder if they

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

her

didn’t seem like the

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

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