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 off, Leon’s message snapped her back to a harsh

whp generally did not shy away from challenges, dealing with Leon always made

like a timid mouse staring

her feelings for him

held her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on

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

the text,

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

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as

dropped her phone and buried her face in her

pretend she had not seen the

the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

replied, “Okay, get some

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

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

dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages, he tossed the phone onto the

the sequence of

the banquet under the escort of the CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him.

George’s arms, which was likely why

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

Yet…

relatively composed, indicating she probably was not seriously

Leon with several

specifically choose Milly to participate in

focused on him and King rather than the test subject, which struck

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

up with the test for the subject, and

though seemingly disconnected, might

reasoning was off

exactly

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