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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.

timid mouse

because of her feelings for him that she

a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough exam questions back in college, she typed out a

I was at a banquet with friends tonight, and it got late, so I stayed at

the text,

lasted until late,

The

anxiety grew as she pondered these

dropped her phone and buried her face

further, she would pretend she had

after, her phone lit

replied, “Okay, get some

detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired about

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

stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages, he tossed the

sequence of events at the mansion seemed

wore was probably a gift from him. This would

caused by the explosion, Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which was likely why Leon failed

time he noticed, King had already thrown the mini bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating she

scenario left Leon with several

participate in the

night, seemingly more focused on him and King rather than the

the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without

ended up with the test for the

might actually link together on

initial reasoning

where exactly did I