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 wrong?

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

After

the only explanation

leaned toward Jonathan and whispered, “Milly is just

convinced. Yes, that has to

had watched countless soap operas

left as promised, but she showed no signs of

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sense. Even though they were close, it was typical for

it really like that? Yet, something seemed off.

it all out, Anthony took a deep breath and solemnly placed a hand on Milly’s shoulder to declare

as I’ve said before, our country is not yet unified, and the people are not yet prosperous, so how can we afford the luxury of love? See? Even the heavens are against you two being together. It’s fate! And since it’s fate, we can’t

confused by the minute. “Who said

up since it was more like you were told it wasn’t going to work while you were still interested. But to say you were dumped sounds too

he added, “Forget it, the details aren’t important. What matters is you’ve severed ties with that guy,

know what to

but now Milly was completely convinced that Anthony had misinterpreted the situation and

explained the odd atmosphere when she walked in, why they were concerned about her well–being, and their

their misguided confidence came from, she did not have the

was not as pale as

maintained his usual stoic expression, seemingly indifferent. His apathy only fueled Milly’s determination to win him

managed to get his private phone number and saved it.

previously, he used his private number to send messages and even gave it to

that number back, even