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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

it because of her feelings for him

brimmed in her 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, she typed out a

a banquet with friends tonight, and it got late, so I

text, Milly bit her

why it lasted until

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grew as she pondered

dropped her phone and

she would pretend she had not seen the

after, her phone lit up

replied, “Okay, get

not as detail–oriented as Jonathan, who would

drifted into a peaceful sleep while far away in a

his

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

was probably a gift

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

thrown the mini bomb, and despite Leon’s immediate call to abort the mission and retreat, the explosion

Yet…

Leon was relatively composed, indicating she probably was not

left Leon with several unresolved

specifically choose Milly to participate in the auction for

Shadow Palace was involved that night, seemingly more focused on him and King rather than the test subject, which

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

test for the

though seemingly disconnected, might actually link together

reasoning was

where exactly did