A Film Queen

Chapter 179

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.

weighing heavily on her. Just

though she was a transmigrator whp generally did

a timid mouse staring down a

because of her feelings for him that

to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough exam questions back in college, she typed

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

sending the text, Milly bit

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

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as she pondered

she dropped her phone and buried her face in

she would pretend she had not seen the

website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and

replied, “Okay, get

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

peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city

the message, Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further

sequence of events at the mansion seemed to

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

found refuge in George’s arms, which was likely

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

Yet…

to Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably was not seriously

Leon with several unresolved

did George specifically choose Milly to participate

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

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

ended up with the test for the subject, and

seemingly disconnected, might

reasoning was off

where exactly did I

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