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.

from the day’s events, Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as

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

him felt like a timid mouse

feelings for him that

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

was at a banquet with friends tonight, and it got late,

the text, Milly bit her

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

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anxiety grew as

phone and buried her face in her

pretend she had

lit up with a reply. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ

replied, “Okay, get

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detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would

off the bedside lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city

his eyes unreadable.

of events at the mansion seemed

dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This

chaos caused by the explosion, Milly found refuge in George’s

had already thrown the mini bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate call to

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating she probably was

left Leon with several

did George specifically choose Milly to participate

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

Palace’s ambush, without any harm? Could there be an alliance between

up with the test for the subject, and what were their

might actually

reasoning was off

exactly did I

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