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.

like a timid mouse

her feelings for him

excuse. Drawing on

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

the text, Milly bit her

whose house she stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or

179 The Magnificence of

as she pondered

she dropped her phone and

pretend she

her phone lit up with

“Okay,

as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would have inquired about every little

drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away

to the message, Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further

sequence of events at the mansion seemed

wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy

chaos caused by the explosion, Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which

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

Yet…

composed,

Leon with

Milly to participate in

seemingly more focused on him and King rather than the test subject, which struck Leon as

to escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush, without any harm? Could

with the test for the subject, and what were

disconnected, might actually

reasoning was off

exactly did

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