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.

him felt like a timid

of her feelings for

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

late, so I stayed at a friend’s

text, Milly bit her

house she stayed at, what type of event she attended, why it lasted until late, or why; if she was returning home anyway, she did not just

179 The Magnificence of

grew as she

she dropped her phone and buried her face

Leon pressed further, she would pretend

her phone lit

replied, “Okay,

was not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who

drifted into a peaceful sleep while far

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

the sequence of events at the mansion seemed to

CEO, George, and the dress she wore was probably a gift from him. This would explain why she and the wealthy businessman who intercepted the test subject were

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

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

Yet…

response to Leon was relatively composed,

left Leon with several unresolved

George specifically choose Milly to participate in the auction for the

night, seemingly more focused on him and King rather

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

who ended up with the test for the subject, and

disconnected, might actually link together on

initial reasoning was

where exactly

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