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?

where did things

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

this step was completed smoothly. After all, anyone sensible would know better than to cross the Burnetts.

planned, then the only explanation must

in Anthony’s head. He leaned toward Jonathan and whispered, “Milly is just putting on

nodded to himself, convinced. Yes, that

or experienced a breakup himself, he had watched countless soap

cared for the man and he left as promised, but she showed no signs of distress,

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Even though they were close, it was typical for a young woman to maintain her dignity in front of

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breath

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.

minute. “Who said

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 were dumped sounds too

added, “Forget it, the details aren’t important. What

know

ago, she had been uncertain, but now Milly was completely convinced that Anthony had misinterpreted the situation and thought she had

atmosphere when she walked in, why they were concerned about her well–being,

came from, she did not

seemed much better. His complexion was not as pale as before, though he still needed more

expression,

of his amnesia, Milly managed to get

number to send messages and even

would add that number back, even if it meant groveling before