A Film Queen

Chapter 329 Jealous

When Milly returned to the ward, she instantly felt something was amiss.

The tension between Anthony and Jonathan was particularly palpable.

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As she entered, their gazes snapped to her, intense and seemingly jubilant, with a trace of excitemem that was hard to miss.

Milly furrowed her brow, confused. “What’s wrong? Something feels off.”

She had only been away briefly and had even come back early. Surely, nothing significant could have occurred in such a short span, right?

Jonathan approached, his eyes full of concern. “Milly, are you alright?”

Milly, puzzled, replied, “Huh? Yes, I’m fine.”

Jonathan appeared unconvinced and pressed, “Are you not upset? Don’t you feel like crying? If you need to, my shoulder is here for you.”

Milly shook her head, still baffled. “Not at all.”

Shouldn’t leaving the hospital be a reason for happiness? Why would she feel like crying?

After studying her eyes to ensure she was not hiding her true feelings, Jonathan turned to Anthony, visibly irritated. He was showing his teeth in a fierce glare and asking silently, Didn’t you say you handled it? Weren’t you supposed to make them break up? Does this look like they’ve broken up to you?

Anthony, equally bewildered, had not expected this outcome.

Shouldn’t typical breakups include crying, causing a scene, and threatening extreme measures? Aren’t they usually marked by tears and drinking to forget the pain?

did things go

to that pretty boy. There was no reason for him to lie about such a minor issue since it would not benefit

step was completed smoothly. After all, anyone sensible would know better than to

the only explanation must be …

lightbulb went off in Anthony’s head. He leaned toward Jonathan and whispered,

nodded to himself, convinced. Yes, that has to

he had watched countless soap operas with

and he left as promised,

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close, it was typical for a young woman to maintain her dignity in front of others.

it really like that?

he had figured it all out, Anthony took a deep breath and solemnly

how can we afford the luxury of love? See? Even the heavens are against you two being together. It’s fate! And

by the minute.

mistake, and he said a bit awkwardly, “Well, it’s not exactly right to say you broke up since it was more like you were told it wasn’t going to work while you were still interested. But to say you

the details aren’t important. What matters is you’ve severed ties

did not know

she had been uncertain, but now Milly was completely convinced that Anthony had misinterpreted

in, why they were concerned about her well–being, and their strange

confidence came from, she did not have the heart to correct them after seeing

and he seemed much better. His complexion was not as pale as before, though he still needed more time to recover fully and be discharged.

her upcoming discharge, he maintained his usual stoic expression, seemingly indifferent. His apathy

to get his private phone number and

had pursued her previously, he used his private number to send messages and even gave it to her, but she ignored

that number back, even if it meant groveling before