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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 staring down a

for him that she felt

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

tonight, and it got late,

sending the text, Milly bit her

event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did not

The Magnificence of

as she pondered these

her phone and buried her face in her

Leon pressed further, she would pretend she had not seen the

after, her phone lit up with a

“Okay,

Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan,

lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far

his eyes unreadable. Seeing no further messages, he tossed the phone onto the

banquet, the formal attire, and the sequence of events at

at the banquet under the escort of the CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain

Milly found refuge in George’s arms, which was likely why Leon failed to

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

Yet…

was relatively composed, indicating

left Leon with several unresolved

to participate in the auction for the

more focused on him and King rather than the test subject,

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

with the test for the subject, and what were their

disconnected, might actually

initial reasoning was

exactly