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.

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

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

felt like a timid mouse

of her feelings for

her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough exam questions back in college, she typed out

late, so I stayed at a friend’s place. I’ll be

the text, Milly bit

it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning

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grew as

phone and buried her face in her

pretend

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as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired about

while far

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

sequence of events at the mansion seemed

the CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy businessman who intercepted the test subject were seen together in

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

and despite Leon’s immediate call to abort the mission and retreat,

Yet…

response to Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably

scenario left Leon with several

participate in the auction

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

to escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without

who ended up with the test for the subject, and what were their intentions?

might actually link together on closer

reasoning

where exactly

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