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

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

dad’s ridiculous

Elio: “…”

I have something

Carson sped off in

drove here yourself, didn’t

lead to accidents. If something happens to

Astrid: “…”

elevator arrived and Elio promptly

Fannie had told her earlier, Astrid gave Elio a serious look. “Mr Lampard, 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

had lied

know you guys are in a secret relationship.

my life, Roman’s 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

in his eyes, Astrid didn’t quite know what to say… Could Fannie have been lying

Fannie

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