A Film Queen

Chapter 179 The Magnificence of Heaven

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Inside her second–floor room, Milly frowned at the sight of her once pristine evening gown, now a shadow of its former self.

The once immaculate gown, sparkling like stars, was now marred with dust and grime, stripped of its original shine, and torn in several places due to the bomb blast.

It now looked more like a rag than a gownL

Milly felt a pang of distress; this was the dress Leon had secured for her through his contacts, and it had been destroyed after just one wear. What would she tell him if he asked about it?

She sighed heavily.

Ding Dong!

Suddenly, her phone on the table lit up.

Milly’s heart skipped a beat at the sudden interruption. It was late; who could be messaging now?

Her hands shook slightly as she saw the name on the screen. Leon’s timing could not have been more. poignant.

Leon asked. ‘Milly, where are you?”

Oh no. How should she respond?

Saying she was at the Burnetts‘ might lead Leon right there, unravelling her cover.

On the other hand, claiming she was at the Tates‘ seemed like an even bigger risk, implying she had been out all night.

the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off, Leon’s

even though she was a transmigrator whp generally did

him felt like a timid mouse staring down

for him that she felt this

her eyes, she held her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the

friends tonight, and it got late,

sending the text,

whose house she stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or

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grew as she pondered these

phone and buried her face

pressed further, she would pretend she

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“Okay,

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finally relaxed. Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented

she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in

slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages,

formal attire, and the sequence of events at the

was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she

the explosion, Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which was likely why Leon failed to

thrown the mini bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate call to abort the mission and retreat, the

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably was not

left Leon with several

choose Milly to participate in the auction for the

on him and King rather than the test subject, which

did George manage to escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without any harm? Could there be

who ended up with the test for the subject, and what were their intentions?

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might

my initial reasoning was

exactly

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