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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

feelings for him

eyes, she held her phone, trying to come up with a believable excuse. Drawing on

tonight, and it got late, so I stayed at a

text, Milly bit

why it lasted until late, or why; if she was

179 The Magnificence

as she pondered

her phone and buried her

Leon pressed further, she would pretend she

her phone lit

replied, “Okay,

finally relaxed. Thankfully, Leon was not as detail–oriented as

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

message, Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his eyes unreadable. Seeing

and the sequence of events

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

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

mini bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate call to abort the

Yet…

was relatively composed,

this scenario left Leon with

choose Milly to participate in the auction for the test

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

manage to escape the Shadow Palace’s ambush,

test for the subject, and what

issues, though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together

my initial reasoning was

exactly did I