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.

Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off, Leon’s message snapped her

though she was a transmigrator whp generally did not shy away from

timid mouse

for him that she felt this

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

late, so I stayed at a

text, Milly bit her

type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or

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The

anxiety grew as

and buried her

Leon pressed further, she would pretend

the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access

replied, “Okay,

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relaxed. Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired about every little

lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious

slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable.

sequence of events at the mansion seemed to

arrived at the banquet under the escort of the CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she

by the explosion, Milly found refuge in George’s

and despite

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed, indicating she

scenario left Leon with

George specifically choose Milly to participate

more focused on him and King rather than the test subject, which struck Leon

George manage to escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without any

for the subject,

though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together

my initial reasoning was

exactly

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