A Film Queen

Chapter 278 Ballet Video

Lucius stood impassively behind her, his gaze inscrutable and unreadable. Even though Milly had steeled. herself for this encounter, she still trembled under his unwavering scrutiny. “I… I didn’t mean to…” she stammered, her voice betraying her anxiety,

His eyes darkened, his tongue pressing against his check, and with a sudden, deliberate step forward, he closed the distance between them. Instinctively, Milly stepped back.

“You’re afraid of me,” he remarked.

Milly forced an awkward smile, a chill running down her spine as his intense gaze remained fixed upon her. She wished to explain, yet words cluded her. “T…”

In truth, her reaction was pure instinct, a reflex she could not suppress. Who could remain composed when faced with such an unnerving presence? She could not dare to label him a pervert to his face, lest she invite his ire and find herself in an even more precarious situation.

As Milly hesitated, considering whether to fabricate a harmless lie to diffuse the tension, a melodious and gentle voice interrupted her thoughts:

“Milly, Lucius, what are you two discussing? You seem so engaged, mind if I join?” Stephanie’s voice, sweet and soft, broke the moment’s tension.

Stephanie’s presence, though outwardly graceful and serene, concealed an eagerness that Milly could sense. She had hoped for such an intervention, and now it had arrived. Hearing Stephanie felt like hearing an angel, and her eyes filled with gratitude, though in the past, she would’ve mocked her.

“Ah, Stephanie, how fortuitous! Lucius and I were just speaking of you, and here you are! Truly a stroke of fate! Allow me to introduce you both properly; you two ought to have a deep conversation.”

She stressed deep conversation‘ intentionally, hoping Stephanie would grasp her intention.

Stephanie’s eyes narrowed slightly, a flicker of disbelief crossing her features. Since when had Milly become so benevolent?

Yet Milly, oblivious to Stephanie’s suspicion, basked in her own relief. It seemed her task had been effortlessly accomplished. She had pondered how best to introduce Stephanie to Lucius and now, by some serendipity, the opportunity presented itself without any exertion on her part.

As long as the two met, following the narrative’s trajectory, Lucius would undoubtedly lose interest in her and become enamoured with Stephanie. They would then form a perfect union, allowing Milly to escape from the clutches of the psychopath.

If her rebirth preceded Lucius’s imprisonment of her, she might approach the situation with less

Stephanie’s eagerness to

actions in her previous life. If she knew, she would undoubtedly flee as far as possible!

with mush

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playing at the corners of her mouth. “Lucius, this is Stephanic. She attended Crestwood

her assistant mentioning that Lucius’s interest in Stephanie had been piqued by a video of her ballet performance. Concerned that Lucius might not hear her clearly, she almost shouted the

thought. Milly nodded, satisfied that his attention had finally

Yes, good.

this is

strangers; the introduction served merely to

introduction, suspicion flickered in her eyes. She believed

that spanned generations, dating back to their grandfathers‘ time. While Stephanie did not frequently interact with Lucius, they were not

Milly, who remained

in the head? How’d I cross her this time?

turned to Lucits with

implied a shared history, an insinuation of familiarity

unyielding, his expression carved from stone. “I do not know you.”

We often crossed paths at family gatherings, and you even

as frigid as the winter winds. “I have no

Silence ensued.