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.

stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off, Leon’s message snapped her back to a

realised that even though she was a transmigrator whp generally did not shy away

like a timid mouse staring down a

it because of her feelings for him that she felt

a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during

banquet with friends tonight, and it got late, so I stayed at a

the text,

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

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anxiety grew as

she dropped her phone and buried her

pressed further, she would pretend she

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as detail–oriented as

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

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

sequence of events at

gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy businessman who intercepted the test subject were seen together in

the explosion, Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which was

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

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed,

left Leon with several unresolved

to participate in the auction for

more focused on him and King rather than the

ambush, without any harm? Could

the test for the subject, and what were

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together on

my initial reasoning was

where exactly

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