Love in the Limelight

Chapter 3

She tried to get the kid to stand on his own, but he just clung to her neck for dear life Clearly, the little one was pretty attached to her.

She’d had a bit too much to drink tonight and was feeling knackered She couldn’t hang around here forever-

Astrid had been patiently trying to persuade him for half an hour, but the kid just wouldn’t let go.

The bouncer tried to make a call but couldn’t get through, leaving him at a loss for what to do next

Out of options, Astrid remembered she had her business card with her from her meetings earlier in the day. She pulled one out of her pocket, placed it on the reception desk and told the receptionist, “Miss, If his parents come looking for him, please give me a ring”

The receptionist was frozen by Roman’s icy stare’not even daring to pick up the card

Word had spread around the hotel about Roman’s tantrum today. After being mocked by a boy his age for not having a mother, he threatened the CEO’s assistant, Carson Fisher, to tweet a message to find his

mother

his phone blew up with calls, had

to find his mom himself. So, was this beautiful woman in front of them the

each other, completely clueless about what

Roman in her arms, the

a text message from the hotel

the TV,

word. He just sat quietly by her side, staring at her, still holding onto

little–sidekick. Wherever Astrid went, he would follow closely, tightly holding onto the corner of her shirt. Looking at her little shadow, Astrid felt her heart melting. “Sweetheart, you can’t be stubborn like this next time. Your mom and

strangers. There are a lot of bad people in

and

knock!” came a knock at the door. Astrid thought it might be the kid’s parents, so

the two people that she

mother Sandra