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 day’s 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

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

timid mouse

because of her feelings for him that she felt this

phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough

late,

text, Milly bit her

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

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as she pondered

and buried

pretend she

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as detail–oriented as

into a peaceful sleep while far away in a

screen, his eyes

the sequence of events at the

wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the

refuge in George’s arms, which was likely why

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

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating she probably was

scenario left Leon

George specifically choose Milly to participate in

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

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

test for the subject, and what were their intentions?

disconnected, might actually link together

my initial reasoning was

where exactly did I

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