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?

be kicked

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

ridiculous

Elio: “…”

Carson quickly stepped in: “Ms Irvine, I just remembered I have something urgent to do. I’ll leave Mr Lampard in your

off in his car.

“Mr Lampard, you drove here

something happens to me,

Astrid: “…”

Elio promptly followed

Elio a serious look. “Mr Lampard, Fannie told me everything. It’s kind of weird, don’t

down from upstairs. He had no idea that Fannie had lied to Astrid about them

a

woman in my life, Roman’s mother. That was an accident. I’m single and unmarried. Elio usually wouldn’t bother explaining, but

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

was possible. After all, Fannie was

that moment, Roman, who was clinging tightly to Astrid’s leg, was clearly on the