Love in the Limelight

Chapter 42

“Are you awake now?” Elio looked down at the woman in his arms, her cheeks rosy as she stared back at him.

She looked like a kitten just waking up from a nap, lazy and captivating.

Astrid: “Yeah… Um, could you put me down?”

Elio set Astrid down and Roman instantly rushed over, wrapping his arms around Astrid’s thighs and shooting Elio a disapproving look.

They had reached the elevator. Astrid glanced at the elevator and then back at Elio, smiling. “Mr Lampard, I’m home now. Roman’s sleeping with me tonight. I can look after him all day tomorrow. You can come to pick him up tomorrow night.”

Roman quickly nodded in agreement.

Elio wasn’t too pleased. She was calling him Mr Lampard again. Had she forgotten everything he’d told her?

wasn’t going to be kicked out that easily.

few seconds of thought, Elio pretended to cough a few times, covering his mouth with his hand. “…I’m suddenly not feeling so well. Could I rest at Ms Irvine’s place?” Astrid was taken aback. He could really come up with

ridiculous excuse, said disdainfully:

Elio: “…”

I just remembered I have something urgent to

Carson sped off in his

drove here yourself,

If something happens

Astrid: “…”

arrived and Elio promptly followed

Elio a serious look. “Mr Lampard, Fannie told me everything. It’s kind of

that Fannie had lied to Astrid about them being

guys are in a secret relationship. Of course, you can’t

years and I’ve only had one woman in my life, Roman’s mother. That was an accident.

the earnest look in his eyes, Astrid didn’t quite know what to

all, Fannie

Roman, who was clinging tightly to Astrid’s leg, was