Love in the Limelight

Chapter 22

“Ding‘ The elevator door opened, and Ello hurried out, quickly found room 2109, and gave it a few hard kicks

“Bang, bang, bang!” After a series of loud noises, the door opened

He immediately clenched his fists

But when he saw what the two people in the room were doing, he was stunned.

“Mr Lampard? What are you doing here?” Astrid looked at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her, then glanced at the damaged door, looking puzzled. Elio looked into her perplexed eyes and said casually, “Just passing by

Colton said. “Your turn to play”

Astrid turned her head to look at Colton, a lollipop in her mouth, and she smugly placed down her hand: “Royal flush! You lose, pay up!”

She happily thumped the table and extended her hand to Colton, smiling.

“All yours, I’m wiped out again. You’re mally good!‘ Colton pushed all the money in front of him to Astrid and continued clapping.

happily counting the money her eyes

that Elio suddenly snapped

five–year–old. What could a child do to her? He was

this girl’s every

even he himself didn’t understand why this girl was so

her, he had always believed he could keep calm and composed but now all of that

laughing and joking scene in

asked, “Mr Lampard, why don’t you join us for a game? It’s pretty boring with just the two of us Elio looked at the two seated opposite him and slowly said,

He actually agreed?

a bit surprised. She was just asking casually and hadn’t expected

like the type to play cards.

for a while, and Astrid clearly felt that since Ello joined, the atmosphere had become

scared of Elio. Ever since Elio arrived, he stopped talking and

something else to do. You two continue playing.” After a round, Astrid

hold of the corner of her clothes, “Will we meet again?” “No.” Elio said coldly, devoid of any

swept across Colton’s face, and Colton’s pupils contracted

taken aback by Elio’s unexpected speech. She looked at him in

authority over her decisions?

being smart, but because she didn’t want to be used by Sandra as a tool. “We’ll see each other again if it’s meant to

obediently nodded, “I remembered.”