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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.

a timid mouse staring

feelings for

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,

it got late,

the text,

event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did not just have the driver bring

The Magnificence of

anxiety grew as

dropped her phone and

would pretend she

her phone lit up with a

replied, “Okay, get some

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

off the bedside lamp, she drifted into a peaceful sleep while far

to the message, Leon stared at the slowly dimming phone screen, his

attire, and the sequence of events at

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

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

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

Yet…

to Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably

left Leon with several

choose Milly to participate in the auction for the

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

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

who ended up with the test for the

seemingly disconnected, might actually link together on

initial reasoning

exactly did I