Love in the Limelight

Chapter 87

She stood up, looked at Elio, and said softly, “I’m heading out first, Mr. Lampard.”

As Astrid walked towards the door, just as she opened her umbrella, she heard Elio’s voice, “Astrid, hold on; I have something to say.” Astrid stopped and turned to look at him.

Elio, looking into her clear eyes, finally gathered enough courage to speak his mind, “Marry me.”

Marry him?

Astrid’s eyes widened in surprise.

She had not been oblivious to Elio’s feelings towards her.

But he skipped over confessions, dating, and movie watching and jumped straight to proposing?

And he doesn’t even have a proposal ring; is he being too hasty?

“No way.” Astrid shook her head firmly, “I’m not marrying you.”

“Why?”

“I don’t fancy you. Why would I marry you?”

a disdainful glance, picked up her umbrella, and walked away.

and made Elio a

pursuing a girl is

his head and saw Roman

propose to her like that? It makes

answer. He just walked over, picked up

he just wanted to test Astrid’s

a distance from him. How would he know what she thought if he didn’t try?

her refusal was not because she had someone else she liked, so he still had a

had a lifetime

marry anyone else

“Astrid, I’m really sorry; I

then

Astrid’s attitude, Joana stopped talking.

a poor memory, often forgetting her lines, and she often breaks character and

in a lot of reshooting.

they could finish filming around 11 p.m., but they ended

the last scene was shot, Joana started to complain, “Oh my God, I’m exhausted; I

I’d be too ashamed to show my face! Look at Astrid; you should learn from her; a real actor is all about the performance!” Todd had been