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?

going to be

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

hearing his dad’s ridiculous excuse, said disdainfully: “Shameless.”

Elio: “…”

just remembered I have something urgent to do. I’ll leave Mr Lampard in your care!”

Carson sped off

asked, “Mr Lampard, you drove

can lead to accidents. If something happens

Astrid: “…”

arrived and Elio promptly followed Astrid in..

kind of weird, don’t you think? Trying to irritate your girlfriend by

last 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

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

mother. That was an accident. I’m single and unmarried. Elio usually wouldn’t bother explaining, but this time he felt the need to clarify things to

know what to say… Could Fannie have been lying to her?

was possible. After all, Fannie was known for

was clinging tightly to Astrid’s leg, was clearly on the