Love in the Limelight

Chapter 23

Elios sudden proximity took Astrid by surprise

His breath invaded her personal space, and Astrid stood rigid, feeling awkward

But Elio just stood there in the same pose, not saying a word. His brow furrowed at the memory of Astrid playing cards with Colton. She was always anxious around him, but she could laugh so freely in front of Colton Did she hate him being near that much? “Why do you hate me so much?” Ello suddenly asked.

Astrid was taken aback, she hadn’t expected Ello to ask this question. She mumbled, “I don’t hate you. Who said I hate you?”

Elio heard her perfunctory response and his tone became colder, “Then go home with me.”

Astrid blurted out, “No!”

already arranged for a place with an agent. We don’t have any special relationship, it’s not appropriate for me

appropriate?” Elio’s eyebrows twitched, “Boyfriend and girlfriend? Husband and wife? If we need a relationship to live together, we can go register for a marriage now.” Register for marriage??? Astrid was dumbfounded. What was going on? Why would he suddenly mention registering for marriage? Were

during the day, so why had he become so weird all of a sudden? “Is this elevator too slow? Why hasn’t it reached the ground floor after such a

and realized that they hadn’t pressed the ground

The elevator door suddenly opened, and Colton appeared at the door with an innocent

he was her savior. She greeted Colton Immediately, “Colton, we meet again!”

since someone had entered, Ello

a long sigh of relief… and moved to stand next to Colton.

made Elio frown. Since when did she become so close

off the bodyguards this time. If it wasn’t for Sandra raising you

dare to say much and simply agreed, “Alright, alright. You can arrange as many bodyguards as you like, just make sure It’s not as high–profile as before, okay?” Half a year ago, when she first returned to Sunhaven, her dad had arranged dozens of bodyguards for her. They would follow her

kidnapping her. It was deliberate because she needed to get close to Colton to make him cancel the engagement. Otherwise, If

the ground floor, and Astrid bolted out, disappearing in

the elevator, Farrah approached them with a few people.