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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?

But since Thomas is a good

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

at Monica standing

stare,

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

eyes flickered

a bit of a pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he

her illusion?

voice still soft. “Yes, Rose. Why

being so sincere,

I try it?

all this way not just to treat them to a meal,

a hunch there was more

in mind, she was even more determined to stick around and watch

Theresa happily began to eat.

process, she didn’t even spare

to him,

say much and just followed Monica around distractedly.

the crew, flitting

the feast, everyone was

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but give Monica a curious look.

her Idol? Yet she treated Henri Just the same

for a while.

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

be missing,” someone said.

at the same time, another voice added. “Mr.

many crew

for a moment,

put down her fork, her brows knitting

a hint of conspiracy in the

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

thought much

Monica’s comments made everyone feel there was something off.

glanced at Monica and said, “It’s you…”

Monica who had insisted not 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 of some hometown dishes, he’d definitely be cross with me.”

eyebrow. “I wonder if they acknowledge

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

frowned, her

like the type

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

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