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.

from the day’s events, Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she

she realised that even though she was a transmigrator whp generally did

felt like a timid mouse staring down

for him that she felt

come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure

got late,

text,

type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she

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grew as she pondered these

she dropped her phone and buried her face

pretend she had not seen

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

bedside lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while

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

of events at the

the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she

Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which was likely why

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

Yet…

relatively composed, indicating

this scenario left Leon with several

choose Milly to participate in the auction for

him and King rather than the test subject, which

Palace’s ambush, without any harm? Could there be an

for the subject, and what were their intentions?

though seemingly disconnected, might actually

my initial reasoning was off

where exactly did

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