Love in the Limelight

Chapter 33

Fannie had no idea Astrid would turn out to be such a tough cookie. She put on a wronged face: “Astrid, you’ve totally got me wrong. We’ve known each other since we were kids, I consider you my best friend, how could I possibly backstab you!”

Seeing Fannie’s innocent act, Astrid felt nauseous, ‘Cut the crap, Fannie! It’s just us here, no need for the drama. I just don’t get it, we have no conflicts of interest, why would you want to screw me over?”

“It wasn’t me. Astrid, why are you so hell–bent on blaming me!” Fannie said, tears streaming down her face.

Astrid noticed Fannie’s gaze kept drifting behind her. She turned around and saw a familiar figure standing there.

Paula

– one of her high school buddies.

A glimmer of joy flashed in Astrid’s eyes, just as she was about to greet Paula, Paula frowned and spoke first: “Astrid, we haven’t seen each other for so many years, when did you become so unreasonable? It was you who wanted to sleep with a sugar daddy back in the day, how can you blame Fannie?”

Sleep with a sugar daddy?

was rapidly replaced by a chill, she sneered: “Paula, is that how you

definitely stop you. A girl should

lecture me?” Astrid interrupted Paula’s words coldly, a mocking smile appearing on her face, “Selling her body? When it comes to that,

face turned pale.

Fannie in confusion, but Fannie kept her head down,

a boy. Astrid knew all about these. This was also why Fannie kept Astrid’s pregnancy and childbirth a secret because once she spilled the beans, Astrid wouldn’t let her off the

off. Just as she reached the elevator, a staff member’s voice came from behind: “Ms Irvine, I’m so glad you haven’t left yet! The director asked me to inform you to attend the drama press conference in two

Press conference?

paused, turned around and smiled

her phone and sent a message: “Tina, bring

revealing her identity and not using the Brooke family’s entertainment resources, but it didn’t say she couldn’t wear gowns from the Brooke

sent her location as

around and headed toward the lounge, but Fannie and Paula followed

and noticed the logo of an international luxury brand. She was fond