Love in the Limelight

Chapter 2

“Ha! You dare hit me?” Simon’s head took a heavy blow and blood spattered everywhere. Pain shot through him as he clutched his head, collapsing onto the bed.

“Damn right I did!” Astrid snatched up an ashtray from the floor and hurled it at Simon’s crotch. Simon curled up in pain, yelling for help. “Help! Where the hell is everyone?”

His bodyguards outside heard his cries and Immediately started pounding on the door. Astrid squinted her eyes and gave Simon a few more kicks before she strode over to the door and yanked it open. The moment she opened the door, the people outside lost their balance and tumbled onto the floor.

Seizing the opportunity, Astrid bolted out the door.

Simon shouted, “Grab her, what the hell are you guys doing?”

As one of them tried to chase her, she launched a roundhouse kick and sent him sprawling. She flipped her middle finger at the people in the room, “You guys are all garbage.”

Humming a tune, Astrid headed toward the elevator. She saw a man and a little boy entering the elevator and hurriedly called out, “Walt!!!”

She quickly caught up to the elevator just in time.

Meanwhile, the people behind her had already began a chase!

“Hold it, where do you think you’re going?” The man barked menacingly at the elevator. But the momenthe saw the man Inside the elevator, his face drained of color. Erm.. Mr. Lampard?

The crowd seemed spooked and quickly scattered.

Astrid retracted her ready fist and turned to look at the man. She froze.

His glossy hair lightly fell over his forehead, his eyes were clear and plercing. A face of chiseled features, thick eyebrows, sensuous lips, and a hint of arrogance in his eyes. He radiated an aura of power. Noticing Astrid’s gaze, Elio slightly averted his eyes.

a simple T–shirt and jeans, her long, wavy hair cascaded down her back. Her eyes were cool, her face was like a painting, and her skin smooth

you a fairy?” A soft voice broke the delicate atmosphere between them, Astrid looked

with

reminded Astrid of her child who was stolen just days after his birth. She felt a pang

not?” The little boy bit his finger in confusion, “Then why are you

ruffled the boy’s hair, “What a sweet compliment,

her touch, looking very

tugged at the

and gave Astrid a once–over,

Astrid puzzled. What did he mean by “no“?

at her

me choose! You’re a liar!” The little boy kicked at

choose his mom, and now that he had chosen, Ello disagreed!

floor, Ello stepped out, turned back to the boy and

his head, “No!”

aback, Did he just leave his son behind like that?

Astrid called out, the elevator doors

in the elevator, who was muttering, “Ello is a

“Liar!”

right

such a young kid say something like “serves

was greeted by a

I’m running away!” The little boy shouted