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?

things go wrong?

was no reason for him to lie about

boy accepted the money and agreed to break up with Milly. Anthony was confident that this step was completed smoothly. After all, anyone sensible would know better than to cross the Burnetts. Otherwise, it would not be just walking away with

as planned, then the only explanation must be

leaned toward Jonathan and whispered, “Milly is

convinced. Yes, that has

a relationship or experienced a breakup himself, he had watched countless soap operas with his mother/Despite lacking practical experience, he was well–versed

man and he left as promised,

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for a young woman to maintain her dignity in front of others.

like that?

a deep breath and solemnly placed a hand on

yet prosperous, so how can we afford the luxury of love? See? Even the heavens

grew more confused by the minute. “Who said we’re not together

up since it was

dismissing the confusion with a wave of his hand, he added, “Forget it, the details aren’t important. What matters is you’ve severed ties

did not know what to

was completely convinced that Anthony had misinterpreted the situation and thought she had

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

she did not have the heart to

seemed much better. His complexion was not as pale as

about her upcoming discharge, he maintained his usual stoic expression,

to get his private phone number and saved it.

number to send messages and even gave it to her, but she ignored them, even went as far as to delete them.

that number back, even if it meant groveling before him.