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Chapter 179 The Magnificence of Heaven

Inside her second–floor room, Milly frowned at the sight of her once pristine evening gown, now a shadow of its former self.

The once immaculate gown, sparkling like stars, was now marred with dust and grime, stripped of its original shine, and torn in several places due to the bomb blast.

It now looked more like a rag than a gownL

Milly felt a pang of distress; this was the dress Leon had secured for her through his contacts, and it had been destroyed after just one wear. What would she tell him if he asked about it?

She sighed heavily.

Ding Dong!

Suddenly, her phone on the table lit up.

Milly’s heart skipped a beat at the sudden interruption. It was late; who could be messaging now?

Her hands shook slightly as she saw the name on the screen. Leon’s timing could not have been more. poignant.

Leon asked. ‘Milly, where are you?”

Oh no. How should she respond?

Saying she was at the Burnetts‘ might lead Leon right there, unravelling her cover.

On the other hand, claiming she was at the Tates‘ seemed like an even bigger risk, implying she had been out all night.

Overwhelmed and still tired from the day’s events, Milly started to tear up, the stress of the situation. weighing heavily on her. Just as she was about to drift off, Leon’s message snapped her back to a harsh reality.

Sighing, she realised that even though she was a transmigrator whp generally did not shy away from challenges, dealing with Leon always made her nervous.

him felt like a timid mouse staring

of her feelings for

her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough

got late, so I stayed at a

text,

it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she

179 The

as she pondered

and buried

pretend she had not seen

phone lit up with a

“Okay, get

was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired

she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in a luxurious city apartment, the lights

phone screen, his

banquet, the formal attire, and the sequence of events at the mansion seemed to align

of the CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy businessman who intercepted the test

in George’s

bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate call to abort the mission and retreat, the explosion

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably was

left Leon with

specifically choose Milly to participate in the auction for the test

on him and King rather than the test subject, which struck

the Shadow Palace’s ambush,

ended up with the test for the subject, and what were their

seemingly disconnected, might actually link

reasoning was off

exactly did