Get Spoiled after Travelling into A Novel

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.

a timid mouse staring

because of her feelings for him that she felt

eyes, she held her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on the pressure she felt during tough exam questions back in college, she typed out a

banquet with friends tonight, and it got late, so I stayed at a friend’s

the text,

stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did

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grew as

she dropped her phone and buried her

pretend she had not seen

her phone lit

replied, “Okay,

finally relaxed. Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired about every

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

at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes

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

George’s arms, which was likely

King had already thrown the mini bomb, and despite

Yet…

response to Leon was relatively composed, indicating

this scenario left Leon

Milly to participate in the

Shadow Palace was involved that night, seemingly more focused on him and King rather than the test subject,

escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without any harm? Could there be an

who ended up with the test for the subject,

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might actually link

my initial reasoning was off

exactly did