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.

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

though she was a transmigrator whp generally did not shy

like a timid mouse staring down a

it because of her feelings for him that she felt this

up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the

and it got late, so I stayed at a

the text,

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

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anxiety grew as she

dropped her phone and buried her face in

would pretend she had not seen the

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“Okay,

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

a peaceful sleep while

the message, Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes

the sequence of events at the

the escort 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 were seen together in

refuge in George’s arms, which was likely why Leon failed to recognise her

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

Yet…

composed, indicating she probably was not seriously

left Leon with

to participate in the

focused on him and King rather

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

for the

disconnected, might actually

initial reasoning

exactly did

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