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!”

chill envelop her and quickly explained, “I’ve already arranged for a place with an agent. We don’t have any special relationship, it’s not appropriate

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

was 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

pressed the ground floor after entering! The elevator was still

door suddenly opened, and Colton appeared

this moment, Astrid felt like he was her savior.

a sigh of relief, thinking that since someone had entered, Ello

a long sigh of relief… and moved to stand

movement made Elio frown. Since when

and she saw a text message from her father, “Star, no matter what you say, I’m not calling off the bodyguards this time.

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 everywhere she went, making

Colton to make

the ground floor, and Astrid

Colton and Elio left the elevator,