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.

and still 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

was a transmigrator whp generally did not

felt like a timid mouse

it because 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

tonight, and it got late, so I stayed at a friend’s

text, Milly bit her

inquire about whose house she stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway,

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anxiety grew as she pondered these

phone and buried her face in

Leon pressed further, she would pretend she had not seen the

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finally relaxed. Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan,

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

Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages, he

the sequence of events at the mansion seemed to

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

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

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

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably was not

Leon

did George specifically choose Milly to participate

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

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

the test for

disconnected, might actually link together on closer

reasoning was off

exactly did I

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