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.

up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just

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felt like a timid

it because of her feelings for him that she felt this

she held her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough exam questions

a banquet with friends tonight, and it got late, so I stayed at a friend’s place. I’ll be back

text, Milly

attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did not just have the

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and buried her face in her

pressed further, she would pretend she had not seen

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“Okay,

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Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have

sleep while far away in a luxurious city

replying to the message, Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing

sequence of events

probably a gift from him. This would explain

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

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

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably was not seriously

left Leon with several unresolved

George specifically choose Milly to participate in

was involved that night, seemingly more focused on him and King rather than the test subject, which

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

the test for the

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together

my initial reasoning was

where exactly did

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