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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,

Thomas was speechless.

Theresa’s face darkened.

at Monica standing next to Thomas.

feeling her stare, tensed inexplicably.

prepare these dishes for you. You’ve been

flickered

did it seem like Thomas became a bit of a pushover in front of Rose? Almost like he

her

herself, her voice still soft. “Yes, Rose. Why

an eyebrow, suddenly smiling. “Sure. With Ms. Lynn being so

I try

came all this way not just to treat them

hunch there was more to it.

was even more determined to stick around and watch how

Theresa happily began to eat.

the entire process, she didn’t even spare

for reasons unknown to him, felt

he couldn’t say much and just

everyone from the crew,

everyone was

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help but give

she treated Henri Just the same as everyone

ate happily for a while.

crew here? If someone’s missing, I can have some

seems to be

at the same time, another voice added.

were many

simultaneously, and for a moment, it was unclear

put down her fork, her brows knitting together slightly.

sensed a hint of conspiracy

said, feigning surprise. “And

much of

feel there was something

and said, “It’s you…”

who had insisted not to call

“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

an eyebrow. “I wonder if they

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 aroused.

didn’t seem like the type to

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

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