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.

the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off,

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

timid mouse staring down

feelings for him that

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

it got late, so I stayed at

sending the text,

stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if

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grew as

dropped her phone and buried her face in her

would pretend she

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“Okay,

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Leon was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan,

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

screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages, he tossed the

of events at the

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 and the wealthy businessman who intercepted the test subject were seen

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

and

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating

Leon

choose Milly to participate in the auction for

focused on him and King rather than the

to escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without

for the subject, and what were their

seemingly disconnected, might actually link together on closer

reasoning was off

where exactly did

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