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.

tired from the day’s events, Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was

she realised that even though she was a transmigrator whp generally did not shy away from challenges, dealing with Leon always made

felt like a timid

because of her feelings for him that she

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

tonight, and it got late, so I

sending the text, Milly bit her

she stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did not just

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grew as she pondered these

and buried her face in her

pressed further, she would pretend she had not seen the

website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

“Okay,

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was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired about every

peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city

slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages, he tossed the phone onto

banquet, the formal attire, and the sequence of

of the CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy businessman who intercepted the test subject

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

noticed, King had already thrown the mini bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate call to abort the mission and

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating she

scenario left Leon with

to participate in

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

escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without any harm?

with the test for the subject,

though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together

initial reasoning was off

where exactly did I

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