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.

Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to

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

like a timid mouse staring down

it because of her feelings for him that she felt this

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

late, so

the text,

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

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as

dropped her phone and buried her

she would pretend she had not

the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on

replied, “Okay, get some

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detail–oriented as

off the bedside lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city apartment, the lights remained

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

the sequence of events at the

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

Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which was

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

Yet…

was relatively composed,

this scenario left Leon with

George specifically choose Milly to participate in the auction

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

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

who ended up with the test for the

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might actually

initial reasoning

exactly did I

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