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?

to be kicked out

feeling so well. Could I rest at Ms Irvine’s place?” Astrid was taken aback. He could really come up with such

his dad’s ridiculous

Elio: “…”

Carson quickly stepped in: “Ms Irvine, I just remembered I have something urgent to do.

sped off in his car.

you drove

If something happens to me, would you take responsibility,

Astrid: “…”

and Elio

Fannie told me everything. It’s kind of weird, don’t you think? Trying to irritate your girlfriend by messing with other girls? What’s that all

sentence when he came down from upstairs. He had no idea that Fannie had lied to Astrid about them being a couple. Hearing Astrid’s words

“I know you guys are in a secret relationship.

That was an accident. I’m single and

the earnest look in his eyes, Astrid didn’t quite know what to say… Could Fannie

possible. After all, Fannie was known for her

Astrid’s leg, was clearly on the