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.

tired from the day’s events, Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off, Leon’s message snapped her back to

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

him felt like a timid

because of her feelings for him that

a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure

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

sending the text, Milly bit

lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did not just have

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as she pondered these

dropped her phone and buried her face in her

pretend she had not seen the

the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website

replied, “Okay, get

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Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented

a peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city

slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no

of events

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

refuge in George’s arms,

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

Yet…

to Leon was relatively composed, indicating she

Leon with

choose Milly to participate in

that night, seemingly more focused on him and

Shadow Palace’s ambush, without any harm? Could

who ended up with the test for the subject, and what

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together on

my initial reasoning

where exactly did

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