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.

weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off, Leon’s message snapped her back

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

a timid mouse

her feelings for him that she felt

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

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

text, Milly bit her

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

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as she pondered these

her phone and buried her face in her

pretend she had not seen the

phone lit up with a reply. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ

replied, “Okay, get some

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

off the bedside lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in a

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

the formal attire, and the sequence of events

dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy businessman who

Milly found refuge in George’s

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

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating she probably was

Leon with several unresolved

George specifically choose Milly to participate

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

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

with the test for the subject, and what were

disconnected, might actually link together

my initial reasoning

exactly did

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