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.

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

did not shy away from challenges, dealing with Leon

him felt like a timid mouse staring down

feelings for him that

a believable excuse. Drawing on the

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

text, Milly bit her

of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was

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anxiety grew as she pondered these

her phone and buried her face in

Leon pressed further, she would pretend she

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replied, “Okay, get some

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was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would

into a peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city apartment, the lights remained

his eyes unreadable. Seeing no

and the sequence of events at the

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

in George’s arms, which was likely why Leon failed to recognise

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

Yet…

relatively composed, indicating

this scenario left Leon

specifically choose Milly to participate in the auction for the test

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

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

the test for the subject, and what were their

might actually

initial reasoning was off

exactly

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