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!”

arranged for a place with an agent. We don’t have any special relationship, it’s not appropriate for me to stay at your place”

relationship to live together, we can go register for a marriage now.” Register

he thinking? He was fine 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

the elevator button and realized that they hadn’t pressed the ground floor after entering! The elevator was still on the 21st floor! Oh

appeared at the door with an

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

relief, thinking that since someone had entered, Ello would

a long sigh

movement made Elio frown. Since when did

say, I’m not calling off the bodyguards this time.

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

Sandra kidnapping her. It was deliberate because she needed to get close to Colton to

finally reached the ground floor, and Astrid

Elio left the elevator, Farrah approached