Love in the Limelight

Chapter 100

His rank in the family has been sinking lower and lower; he used to be the top dog, but now he’s ranking even lower than the family pet.

Robb reached out and gently patted Astrid’s head with his big hand; his touch was incredibly gentle. “That’s right, Star’s a delicate little flower who can take on ten big blokes all by herself. She’s so fragile.”

“Buzz off…” When Robb took off, Astrid had just gotten out of the car with her drink.

She looked at the empty and somewhat desolate street, left speechless. She turned towards the parking lot, where Gracie still awaited her in the car.

She hadn’t even reached the car when her phone started ringing.

When she saw it was Roman who was calling, she immediately picked up, “Hello, Roman.”

“I miss you.” A soft voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding weak and feeble.

Astrid immediately felt something was off and asked, “What’s wrong, Roman? Are you feeling unwell?”

just… dizzy…” Roman’s voice trailed off, and she heard a loud thud.

and the maid’s panicked voices from the phone, “Roman!”

wake up!

Astrid’s heart, and she quickly ran

didn’t have Wylie’s number, so she called Elio

a while, Elio picked

is he in?” Astrid

He’s taken Roman to the nearest hospital; I’m on my

the phone, immediately kicked off her high heels, and bolted towards

hurry, Gracie asked, “Astrid, what’s wrong?”

the bottle into Gracie’s arms and jumped into the

didn’t dare to ask further and hurriedly got into the car.

any traffic then, the hospital was pretty far. It took them

huffing and puffing, he steadied her, “Don’t panic, he’s okay.”

sigh of relief, “What happened to him?”

wasn’t home all day; Roman was alone in the playroom. He often plays alone, so no one noticed when he started to have a fever. His temperature had risen to 39.8°C